(v. t.) To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.
(v. t.) To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.
(v. t.) To accept possession of; to take or accept.
(v. t.) To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
(v. t.) To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.
(v. t.) To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
(v. t.) To hold, regard, or esteem.
(v. t.) To cause or force to go; to take.
(v. t.) To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion.
(v. t.) To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
(v. t.) To understand.
(v. t.) To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.
Example Sentences:
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Definition:
(v. t.) To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love.
(a.) Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price.
(a.) To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.