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Definitions for Owning

[1] 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.
[2] (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.
[3] to have or hold as one's own; possess: They own several homes.
[4] to acknowledge or admit: to own a fault.
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[7] to take over a (a computer system, program, or computer) without authorization: The network has been owned by a hacker.
[8] to confess (often followed by to, up, or up to ): The one who did it had better own up. I own to being uncertain about that.
[9] come into one's own , to take possession of that which is due or owed one. to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit: She finally came into her own as a sculptor of the first magnitude.
[10] get one's own back , to get revenge and thereby a sense of personal satisfaction, as for a slight or a previous setback; get even with somebody or something: He saw the award as a way of getting his own back for all the snubs by his colleagues.
[11] hold one's own , to maintain one's position or condition: The stock market seems to be holding its own these days. to be equal to the opposition: He can hold his own in any fight.
[12] of one's own , belonging to oneself: She had never had a room of her own.
[13] on one's own , by dint of one's own efforts, resources, or sense of responsibility; independently: Because she spoke the language, she got around the country very well on her own. living or functioning without dependence on others; independent: My son's been on his own for several years.
[14] (intensifier) John's own idea ; your own mother (as pronoun ) I'll use my own
[15] on behalf of oneself or in relation to oneself he is his own worst enemy
[16] come into one's own to become fulfilled she really came into her own when she got divorced to receive what is due to one
[17] get one's own back informal to have revenge
[18] hold one's own to maintain one's situation or position, esp in spite of opposition or difficulty
[19] on one's own without help by oneself; alone
[20] (tr) to have as one's possession
[21] (when intr, often foll by up, to, or up to ) to confess or admit; acknowledge
[22] (tr; takes a clause as object) rare to concede I own that you are right

Words related to Owning

owncontrol, enjoy, dominate, boast, keep, occupy, have, retain, hold, inherit, reserve, disclose, avow, grant, recognize, confess, concede, allow, declare

Words nearby Owning

ownowl's clover, owlet, owlet moth, owlet nightjar, owlish, own, own brand, own goal, own medicine, own person, be one's, own up

Origin of Owning

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

Other words from Owning

non·own·ing , adjective
un·owned , adjective

Word origin for Owning

Old English āgen, originally past participle of āgan to have; related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old Norse eiginn. See owe

Synonyms for Owning

boast, control, dominate, enjoy, have, hold, keep, occupy, retain, inherit, reserve, be in possession of, be possessed of, fall heir to, have in hand, have rights, have title