own
/oʊn/ adjective A1- Belonging to; possessed; acquired and designated by; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
- Not shared. · When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.
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“Be silent, you simpleton!” cried Danglars, grasping him by the arm, “or I will not answer even for your own safety.
“How do I know?” replied Danglars; “gone, as every prudent man ought to be, to look after his own affairs, most likely.
You have managed my affairs so well that I ought to allow you all the time you require for your own.
Reynolds replied, that he was; adding, “But we expect him to-morrow, with a large party of friends.” How rejoiced was Elizabeth that their own journey had not by any circumstance been delayed a day!
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