📒 used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody
- It was her own idea.
- I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else).
- Is the car your own?
📒 done or produced by and for yourself
- She makes all her own clothes.
- He has to cook his own meals.
📒 to have the opportunity to show how good or useful you are or something is
- When the traffic's this bad, a bicycle really comes into its own.
📒 bad people often seem to have good luck
📒 to do something to somebody in return for harm they have done to you; to get revenge
- I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!
📒 to have your own opinion and make your own decisions without being influenced by other people
- She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to say what she thinks.
- (humorous) My computer seems to have a mind of its own!
📒 to remain in a strong position when somebody is attacking you, competing with you, etc.
- Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.
- She can hold her own against anybody in an argument.
- The patient is holding her own although she is still very sick.
📒 because of your personal qualifications or efforts, not because of your connection with somebody else
- She sings with a rock band, but she's also a jazz musician in her own right.
📒 to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people
- She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice.
📒 alone; without anyone else
- I'm all on my own today.
- She lives on her own.
- I like being alone in the house.
📒 without help