own
have ownership or possession of
How often you will meet it
Rank 117 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 220,229 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.105% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- have ownership or possession of also: have, possess He owns three houses in FloridaHow many cars does she have?
adjective
- belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive also: ain for your own usedo your own thing
own in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Dr. Grey had only two, his own sister and his late wife's.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The boy nodded his head sidewise toward his own home, and the girl silently nodded hers up and down in answer.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1