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own

verb

1 own

Have ownership or possession of:
— He owns three houses in Florida.

synonyms: have, possess.

Roget 780: possess etc. 777; be the possessor of etc. 779, own; have for one's own, have for one's very own; come in for, inherit.    savor of the realty.    be one's property etc. ... show more

Roget 777: possess, have, hold, occupy, enjoy; be possessed of etc. adj.; have in hand etc. adj.; own etc. 780; ... show more

Roget 488: assent; give assent, yield assent, nod assent; acquiesce; agree etc. 23; receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, ... show more

Roget 529: disclose, discover, dismask; draw the veil, draw aside the veil, lift the veil, raise the veil, lift up the veil, remove the veil, tear aside the veil, tear the curtain; unmask, unveil, unfold, ... show more

Dutch: hebben, bezitten, kennen, tellen

adjective

1 own

Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive:
— For your own use.
— Do your own thing.
— She makes her own clothes.

synonym: ain.


Moby thesaurus: accept, acknowledge, admit, admit everything, agree provisionally, allow, assent grudgingly, avow, by one, come clean, concede, confess, cop a plea, enjoy, express general agreement, free and clear, go along with, grant, have, have title to ... show more.

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