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own

Meaning of own

belonging to a particular person

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EN-UK/əʊn/
EN-US/oʊn/
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own with Russian translation

own usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Теперь у него есть собственный кабинет.

He has his own office now.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Мне нужен собственный ключ от квартиры.

I need my own key for the flat.

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own belongs to the topic "Top 500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

ownсобственный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
sweetсладкий

own synonyms

Related words worth learning together

personal
emphasizes that something belongs to or concerns a person personally, often not shared
private
focuses on being not public and not shared with others
individual
stresses one separate person or unit, not a group
own personal
an emphatic combination meaning something belongs personally to someone
one’s own
possessive phrase meaning belonging to the same person or thing mentioned
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🇬🇧en

emphasizes that something belongs to or concerns a person personally, often not shared

A1Often

She keeps her personal things in a locked drawer.

🇬🇧en

focuses on being not public and not shared with others

A1Very Often

This is a private room.

🇬🇧en

stresses one separate person or unit, not a group

A1Often

Each individual student has a different schedule.

O
🇬🇧en
own personal

an emphatic combination meaning something belongs personally to someone

A1Very Rarely

He wants his own personal office.

O
🇬🇧en
one’s own

possessive phrase meaning belonging to the same person or thing mentioned

A1Often

Everyone needs a place of one’s own.

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How to pronounce own and what this word means

own means own. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce own

/əʊn/

own translation

own

own examples

He has his own office now.

own transcription

/əʊn/, /oʊn/

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own meaning: what does it mean?

belonging to a particular person

own pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

own is pronounced as /əʊn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

own definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He has his own office now. Translation: Теперь у него есть собственный кабинет.

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