own

own adj

OE.

  1. Individual; personal.
  2. Preferred; favorite; self-appointed companion as; [reflexive phrase “her own”] herself as.

own pron

OE.

  1. Kin; tribe; ilk; one of like kind.
  2. Phrase. “my own”: mine; the one that I have; that which is part of me.

own [-ed, -s, -est] v

OE.

  1. Possess; have; acknowledge responsibility for; act as proprietor of.