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own

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1. own - Noun

2. own - Adjective

3. own - Verb

4. own - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

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.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger. Epictetus

When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember then, as always, that God the Trinity looks upon you with eyes brighter than the sun; also all the angels, your own Guardian Angel, and all the Saints of God. John of Kronstadt

The truly blessed are not the ones who can work miracles or see angels; the truly blessed are the ones who can see their own sins. Anthony the Great

Before preparing to improve the world, first look around your own home three times. Chinese Proverb

If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. Korean Proverb

A wise man makes his own decisions, but an ignorant man mindlessly follows the crowd. Chinese Proverb

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