Meaning & use
own
To have something as one's legal property or possession.
See it in a sentence
They have owned the small farmhouse for nearly thirty years.
She proudly owns a bookstore in the center of town.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, own is used for emphasis after a possessive, as in her own idea, stressing that nothing was borrowed or shared.
Words with a similar meaning
possesshold
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Belonging to oneself, used for emphasis after a possessive.
He insisted on paying for the trip with his own money.
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