own - English word #117

Translation

Belonging to a particular person and to nobody else.

Word origin

From Old English agen, an old past participle of agan meaning to have or possess.

own room.

"Own" shows the room belongs to you and nobody else.

made cake own hands.

Here "own" stresses that she did it herself.

own house .

"Own" shows the house would belong to them alone.

my

Belonging to the person who is speaking.

your

Belonging to the person or people you are talking to.

his

Shows that something belongs to a man or boy already mentioned.

their

Belonging to a group of people or things already mentioned.

have

To own or hold something, or to help make a past tense (have, has, had).

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