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Meaning of owned

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

owned

Pronunciation:/əʊnd//oʊnd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.

    Example: I own this car.

  2. To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.

    Example: The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.

  3. To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.

    Example: I will own my enemies.

  4. To virtually or figuratively enslave.

verb

Definitions

  1. To grant; give.

  2. To admit, concede, grant, allow, acknowledge, confess; not to deny.

  3. To admit; concede; acknowledge.

  4. To take responsibility for.