Acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed Admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications. Was that your own idea or did someone suggest it to you You'll have to make up your own mind (= decide by yourself) what you want to do I'd never have believed it if i hadn't seen it with my own eyes / heard it with my own ears Is that your mom's car? no, it's my own (= it belongs to me).
Owns synonyms, owns pronunciation, owns translation, english dictionary definition of owns Of or belonging to oneself or itself She makes her own clothes. Own is also a pronoun He saw the major's face a few inches from his own You use own to indicate that something is used by, or is characteristic of, only one person, thing, or group
Each nation has its own peculiarities when it comes to doing business Own is also a pronoun. As verbs the difference between own and owns is that own is to have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital) To have the right of property in To have the legal right or rightful title to. We hope to someday own our own home
She drives a red truck that was originally owned by her grandfather He owns the rights to the band's music. The modern sense of 'own' encompasses not only tangible possessions but also intangible rights and interests In contemporary usage, 'owns' as the third person singular form is widely used to describe someone’s legal right or the act of possessing something. Definition of own verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
First off, i'm going to find out who owns that mine.
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