own

/ˈōn/

Middle English oȝen, owen, awen, going back to Old English āgen, originally past participle of āgan "to possess, own, have"

adjective

  1. belonging to oneself or itself —usually used following a possessive case or possessive adjective

  2. —used to express immediate or direct kinship

verb

  1. to have or hold as property : possess

  2. to have power or mastery over : dominate

  3. to humiliate or embarrass (someone) in view of others and especially online

They dream of owning a home one day.

The Lions absolutely owned the Packers in the first half, with … three touchdowns, four sacks and an interception …

acknowledge admit own avow confess mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed. admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications.

pronoun

  1. one or ones belonging to oneself —used after a possessive and without a following noun