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- [ohn]
- /hoʊld wʌnz oʊn/
- /həʊld wʌnz əʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ohn]
- /hoʊld wʌnz oʊn/
Definitions of hold one's own words
- adjective hold one's own of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money. 1
- adjective hold one's own (used as an intensifier to indicate oneself as the sole agent of some activity or action, preceded by a possessive): He insists on being his own doctor. 1
- verb with object hold one's own to have or hold as one's own; possess: They own several homes. 1
- verb with object hold one's own to acknowledge or admit: to own a fault. 1
- verb with object hold one's own to acknowledge as one's own; recognize as having full claim, authority, power, dominion, etc.: He owned his child before the entire assembly. They owned the king as their lord. 1
- verb with object hold one's own to totally defeat, gain control over, or dominate in a competition: I totally owned the last two levels of the game. He owned the season from beginning to end and took the world title. 1
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Origin of hold one's own
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English owen, Old English āgen (cognate with German eigen, Old Norse eigenn), orig. past participle of āgan to possess (see owe); (v.) Middle English ownen, Old English āgnian, āhnian, derivative of āgen
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Parts of speech for Hold one's own
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hold one's own popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for hold one's own
verb hold one's own
- wrestle — to engage in wrestling.
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- get by — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- grapple — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
Antonyms for hold one's own
verb hold one's own
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
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