own

/əʊn/ verb [T]

Translation

› to have something that legally belongs to you

sahip olmak

The University owns a lot of the land around here.2149

own up phrasal verb

› to admit that you have done something wrong

üstüne almak, üstlenmek

[+ to + doing sth] No one has owned up to breaking that window.1174

(Definition of own verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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own adjective, pronoun, determiner
of your own
(all) on your own
at your own risk
hold your own
of your own accord

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hold your own
your own flesh and blood
come into your/its own
stand on your own two feet
get your own back (on sb)
leave someone to their own devices

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