verbπShareTo have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to."I own this car."propertybusinessfinancelaweconomytitleassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership."The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon."politicsgovernmentnationstatepropertyrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm."I will own my enemies."entertainmentsportgameachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo virtually or figuratively enslave."The demanding boss completely owned his employees, forcing them to work late every night and controlling their personal lives. "inhumanactionrightmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo defeat, dominate, or be above, also spelled pwn."Maria completely owned the debate, presenting facts and arguments that no one could refute. "gameinternetcomputingcommunicationachievemententertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo illicitly obtain superuser or root access to a computer system, thereby having access to all of the user files on that system; pwn.""A skilled hacker owned the school's server and changed everyone's grades." "computinginternettechnicaltechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo grant; give."The teacher owned the students a chance to ask questions after the lecture. "propertyrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo admit, concede, grant, allow, acknowledge, confess; not to deny."Even though he was late, he owned that it was his fault for oversleeping. "attitudecommunicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo admit; concede; acknowledge."After reviewing the security footage, the student owned up to drawing on the whiteboard. "languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo take responsibility for."My brother owned up to forgetting to water the plants. "attitudemoralvaluecharacterbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo answer to."The intern owned the mistake and took responsibility for fixing it. "businessjoborganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo recognise; acknowledge."to own one as a son"attitudeactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo claim as one's own."She proudly owned her mistake and apologized to the team. "propertybusinessfinancelawassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo confess."He owned up to forgetting his homework. "guiltmoralmindphilosophycharacterwordstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading