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The correct spelling is own.
How to pronounce own
/ˈəʊn/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈəʊn/
Say it like: Own
The correct spelling is own. Belonging to; possessed; proper to. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence. For example: "When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom."
Usage Examples
“When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.”
“I own this car.”
“The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Belonging to; possessed; proper to. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
- 2.Not shared
- 3.Peculiar, domestic.
- 4.Not foreign.
verb
- 1.To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.
- 2.To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.
- 3.To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.
- 4.To virtually or figuratively enslave.
- 5.To defeat, dominate, or be above, also spelled pwn.
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