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- [ohn]
- /oʊn/
- /əʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ohn]
- /oʊn/
Definitions of owned word
- adjective owned 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 owned (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 owned to have or hold as one's own; possess: They own several homes. 1
- verb with object owned to acknowledge or admit: to own a fault. 1
- verb with object owned 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 owned 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 owned
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 Owned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
owned 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".
owned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for owned
adj owned
Antonyms for owned
verb owned
- disclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclaim.