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own: I. pronoun II. adjective and adverb III. transitive verb IV. intransitive verb
co-own: transitive verb
own up: intransitive verb
own ˈbrand: noun
ˈown-brand: adjective and adverb
own ˈgoal: noun
own ˈla·bel: noun
ˈown-label: adjective and adverb
own capital: noun
own funds: noun
own holdings: noun
own issue: noun
own resources: noun
own saving: noun
own shares: noun
ˈpick-your-own: adjective and adverb
business for own account: noun
financing from own resources: noun

I . own [əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

1. own (belonging, relating to):

sb's own

jds eigene(r, s)

is that your mum's car? — no, it's my own

ist das das Auto deiner Mutter? — nein, es ist mein eigenes

his time is his own

er kann über seine Zeit frei verfügen

to make sth [all] one's own

sich dat etw [ganz] zu eigen machen

a ... of one's own

ein/eine eigene(r, s) ...

she's got too many problems of her own

sie hat zu viele eigene Probleme

she has a daughter of her own

sie hat selbst eine Tochter

to have ideas of one's own

eigene Ideen haben

a house/room of one's own

ein eigenes Haus/Zimmer

to have money of one's own

selbst Geld haben

2. own (people):

our/their own

unsere/ihre Leute inf

our/their own (family)

die Unseren/Ihren form

in this company we like to take care of our own

in dieser Firma kümmern wir uns um unsere Leute inf

they think of her as one of their own

sie sehen sie als eine von ihnen [o. form der Ihren]

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own

eine Klasse für sich acc sein

to come into one's own (show qualities)

zeigen, was in einem steckt inf

to come into one's own (get recognition)

die verdiente Anerkennung erhalten

to get one's own back [on sb] esp Brit inf

sich acc an jdm rächen

[all] on one's/its own

[ganz] allein[e]

II . own [əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ attr, inv

1. own (belonging to):

own

eigene(r, s)

was that your own idea?

war das deine eigene Idee?

to hear sth with one's own ears

etw mit eigenen Ohren hören

to see sth with one's own eyes

etw mit eigenen Augen sehen

2. own (individual):

own

eigene(r, s)

he has his own [special] way with things

er hat seinen eigenen[, ganz speziellen] Stil, die Dinge anzugehen

3. own (for oneself):

to do one's own sth

you'll have to get your own dinner

du musst dich selbst um das Abendessen kümmern

she makes all her own bread

sie bäckt ihr ganzes Brot selbst

you'll have to make up your own mind

das musst du für dich alleine entscheiden

Phrases:

to do one's own thing inf

tun, was man will

sb's own flesh and blood

jds eigen[es] Fleisch und Blut form

on your own head be it Brit

auf deine Verantwortung

to be one's own man/woman/person

sein eigener Herr sein

in one's own right (not due to others)

aus eigenem Recht

in one's own right (through one's talents)

aufgrund der eigenen Begabung

for one's own sake

um seiner selbst willen

for one's own sake

für sich acc [selbst]

to do sth in one's own time (outside working hours)

etw in seiner Freizeit tun

to do sth in one's own time (take one's time)

sich acc Zeit lassen

III . own [əʊn, Am oʊn] VB trans

1. own (possess):

to own sth

you don't own me! inf

ich bin nicht dein Privateigentum! inf

who owns this land?

wem gehört dieses Land?

he walked into the office as if he owned the place inf

er spazierte in das Büro hinein, als ob es sein eigenes wäre inf

to be privately owned

im Privatbesitz sein

to be owned by sb

2. own form (admit):

to own that ...

zugeben, dass ...

IV . own [əʊn, Am oʊn] VB intr form

to own to sth

eingestehen [o. zugeben]

they owned to not paying their taxes

sie gaben zu, ihre Steuern nicht bezahlt zu haben

co-own [ˌkəʊˈəʊn, Am ˌkoʊˈoʊn] VB trans

to co-own sth

etw mitbesitzen

own up VB intr

own up

to own up to sth

he owned up to falsifying the documents

er gab zu, die Unterlagen gefälscht zu haben

own ˈbrand N Brit ECON

own brand

hauseigene Marke

own brand

ˈown-brand ADJ inv Brit ECON

Hausmarken-

own ˈgoal N also fig

own goal

Eigentor nt a. fig

to score an own goal

ein Eigentor schießen a. fig

own ˈla·bel N Brit

own label

own label

ˈown-label ADJ inv Brit

Hausmarken-

own capital N INV-FIN

Specialized Vocabulary

own capital

Eigenkapital nt

own funds N ACCOUNT

Specialized Vocabulary

own funds

own holdings N INV-FIN

Specialized Vocabulary

own holdings

own issue N FINMKT

Specialized Vocabulary

own issue

Eigenemission f

own resources N INV-FIN

Specialized Vocabulary

own resources

Eigenkapital nt

own resources

own saving N INV-FIN

Specialized Vocabulary

own saving

Eigenersparnis f

own shares N FINMKT

Specialized Vocabulary

own shares

eigene Aktien f pl

ˈpick-your-own ADJ attr, inv

pick-your-own farm

Selbstpflückplantage f

pick-your-own raspberries/strawberries

Himbeeren/Erdbeeren pl zum Selberpflücken

business for own account N FINMKT

Specialized Vocabulary

business for own account (Geschäft auf eigene Rechnung)

Nostrogeschäft nt

financing from own resources N INV-FIN

Specialized Vocabulary

financing from own resources

Eigenfinanzierung f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

own-label Brit

own [or Am store] [or Aus generic] brand

in one's own right (not due to others)

aus eigenem Recht

it's her [own] show

sie ist hier der Boss [o. hat hier das Sagen] inf

for one's own good

zu seinem eigenen Besten

mind your own business!

kümmer dich um deine eigenen Angelegenheiten!

on one's own account

auf eigenes Risiko

you don't own me! inf

ich bin nicht dein Privateigentum! inf

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for one's own sake

um seiner selbst willen

by his own account

eigenen Aussagen zufolge

in one's own time

in seiner Freizeit

at one's own risk

auf eigene Gefahr

on one's own authority

in eigener Verantwortung

at one's own rate

in seinem eigenen Rhythmus [o. Tempo]

that's my own affair

das ist ganz allein meine Sache

it's your own fault

du bist selbst schuld daran

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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His appointment to lead the 68th caused consternation among the officers, who had hoped for the promotion of one of their own. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike anarcho-capitalism, however, it can easily be made consistent anarchism by applying its own principles consistently. en.wikipedia.org

It has also recently built an adventure playground and has its own school website. en.wikipedia.org

Mature was always a self-effacing star who had no delusions about his own work. en.wikipedia.org

That means that every human being is capable, if so desiring, to change one's own life and character and earns one's own bliss. en.wikipedia.org

What remains to be seen is whether he can convert his jackdaw versatility house, breaks and dubstep all get a look-in here into a coherent style of his own. en.wikipedia.org

Many of them were so distraught that they charged back into their own lines. en.wikipedia.org

And businesses have similar tax incentives to prefer borrowed capital to use of their own funds. www.salon.com

There were several factors which preoccupied her over those decades, and took her attention away from publishing her own work. en.wikipedia.org

It was partly based on people in her life and on her own early romantic experiences. en.wikipedia.org

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