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(n), v. t.[OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. gnnen, 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. Own a.[OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. gen, p. p. of gan to possess; akin to OS. gan, 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]." 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. Own v. t.[imp. & p. p.Owned (); p. pr. & vb. n.Owning.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. gnian, fr. 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. スポンサード リンク
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