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📖 Определения и значения для слова own

📒 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

  • He did it on his own.
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