| 1. be in possession of; belong to; confess. belonging to oneself or itself (mine, yours, his, etc.); self, by oneself. ownown (ōn), v. t. [oe. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, as. unnan to grant; akin to os. giunnan, g. g?nnen, icel. unna; of uncertain origin. this word has been confused with own to possess.] to grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love. the wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide; but his sagacious eye an inmate owns.own own, a. [oe. owen, awen, auen, aughen, as. āgen, p. p. of āgan to possess; akin to os. ēgan, g. & d. eigen, icel. eiginn, sw. & dan. egen. ?110. see: owe.] belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price. no man was his own [i. e., no man was master of himself, or in possession of his senses] |
