adj.
&
pron.
(with a possessive) belonging or relating to the person specified.
▸done or produced by the person specified.
▸particular to the person or thing specified; individual.
v.
- possess; have.
- formal admit or acknowledge that something is the case.
-
(own up)
admit to having done something wrong or embarrassing.
Phrase
- be one's own man
(or woman)
act independently. - come into its
(or one's)
own
become fully recognized or effective. - hold one's own
retain a position of strength in a challenging situation.
Derivative
Etymology
OE āgen ‘owned, possessed’, past part. of āgan ‘owe’.