Definition of: own

(ōn) adjective
1. Belonging to oneself; peculiar; particular; individual: following the possessive (usually a possessive pronoun) as an intensive to express ownership, interest, or individual peculiarity with emphasis, or to indicate the exclusion of others: my own horse; his own idea; It is my own: in this sense often with ellipsis of the noun.
2. Being of the nearest degree: own cousin.
—to come into one's own
1. To obtain possession of one's property.
2. To receive one's reward; come into one's rightful position.
—to hold one's own
1. To maintain one's place or position.
2. To keep up with one's work, or remain undefeated.
—on one's own Entirely dependent on one's self for support or success.
—v.t.
1. To have or hold as one's own; have as a belonging; possess.
2. To admit or acknowledge.
—v.i.
3. To confess. See synonyms Under ACKNOWLEDGE, AVOW, CONFESS, HAVE. [OE āgen, orig. pp. of āgan owe, possess]
—own′a·ble adjective