word-vault/dist/data/cards/ow/own.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "own",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective, pronoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was her own idea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I saw it with my own eyes *(= I didn't hear about it from somebody else)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is the car your own?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your day off is your own *(= you can spend it as you wish)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He desperately wants to live his own life *(= be independent and do whatever he wants)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our children are grown up and have children **of their own**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**For reasons of his own** *(= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about)*, he refused to join the club."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accident happened **through no fault of her own**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wants to come into the business **on his own terms**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need a room **of my own**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have my **very own** room at last."
                },
                {
                    "text": "their **own personal/unique/private** beliefs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was determined to **go his own way**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was almost completely in my **own little world**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most people want to live in their **own homes** as they age."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "done or produced by and for yourself",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She makes **all** her **own** clothes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has to cook his own meals."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have the opportunity to show how good or useful you are or something is",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When the traffic's this bad, a bicycle really comes into its own."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "bad people often seem to have good luck",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something to somebody in return for harm they have done to you; to get revenge",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have your own opinion and make your own decisions without being influenced by other people",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to say what she thinks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My computer seems to have a mind of its own!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to remain in a strong position when somebody is attacking you, competing with you, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She can hold her own against anybody in an argument."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The patient is holding her own although she is still very sick."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "because of your personal qualifications or efforts, not because of your connection with somebody else",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She sings with a rock band, but she's also a jazz musician in her own right."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "alone; without anyone else",
            "labels": "North American English",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm all on my own today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lives on her own."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "without help",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He did it on his own."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əʊn/",
                "audio": "ow/own/own__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əʊn/",
                "audio": "ow/own/own__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English āgen (adjective and pronoun) ‘owned, possessed’, past participle of āgan ‘owe’; the verb (Old English āgnian ‘possess’, also ‘make own's own’) was originally from the adjective, later probably reintroduced from owner."
}