own
verb (own, owns, owned, owning); adjective and pronoun (own — after my, your, his…)
Everyday
- To own something is to have it as yours. tree →
- «My own book» is a book that is mine and nobody else's. tree →
- «On your own» means alone, or without help. tree →
- «To own up» means to admit you did something wrong. tree →
In the lessons
In maths: who has the things counted; «owns 5 cars»; like «has». In everyday life: «my own room», «make your own lunch», «on my own». In stories and manners: owning up to a mistake. In science: animals that have their own territory.
Examples
- She owns 3 bikes. tree →
- He has his own room. tree →
- They own 20 sheep. tree →
- How many books does Tom own? tree →
- Can I walk to school on my own? tree →
- Make your own sandwich. tree →
- He owned up to breaking the vase. tree →
- Each bird has its own nest. tree →
- Who owns this jacket? tree →
- Ingratitude sometimes brings its own punishment. tree →
Note
«Owns» is like «has»: it tells the amount someone has now. Trap: «on his own» means alone, not a number. «Own» always comes after a possessive: «my own», «their own», never «an own». «Owner» is the person who owns something.
In Jewish tradition
Often an old way of stressing a person's belonging or kinship, as in "his own land" or "mine own house". In the primary lessons: In maths: who has the things counted; «owns 5 cars»; like «has». In everyday life: «my own room», «make your own lunch», «on my own». In stories and manners: owning up to a mistake. In science: animals that have their own territory.
Examples
- And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?' (Torah GEN.30.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land. (Torah EXO.18.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand. (Torah LEV.14.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy. (Prophets JON.2.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thus might we procure great evil against our own souls.' (Prophets JER.26.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- So he returned with shame of face to his own land. (Writings 2CH.32.21, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
«Owns» is like «has»: it tells the amount someone has now. Trap: «on his own» means alone, not a number. «Own» always comes after a possessive: «my own», «their own», never «an own». «Owner» is the person who owns something.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «own» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «own» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «own» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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