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English Dictionary: own	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
own adj 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"; "`ain' is Scottish" Synonym(s): own(a), ain v have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" Synonym(s): own, have, possess
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Own \Own\ ([omac]n), v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. g[94]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. --Keats.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Own \Own\, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. [be]gen, p. p. of [be]gan to possess; akin to OS. [emac]gan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. [root]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. [bd]No man was his own [i. e., no man was master of himself, or in possession of his senses].[b8] --Shak. {To hold one's own}, to keep or maintain one's possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Own \Own\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owning}.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. [be]gnian, fr. [be]gen own, a. See {Own}, a.] To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.