I əʊn People Pronoun Good Adjective Idea Eyes

• it was her own idea.
• i saw it with my own eyes (= i didn't hear about it from somebody else).
• is the car your own?
• your day off is your own (= you can spend it as you wish).

own

1. used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody
• It was her own idea.
• I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else).
• Is the car your own?
• Your day off is your own (= you can spend it as you wish).
• He desperately wants to live his own life (= be independent and do whatever he wants).
• Our children are grown up and have children of their own.
• For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about), he refused to join the club.
• The accident happened through no fault of her own.
• He wants to come into the business on his own terms.
• I need a room of my own.
• I have my very own room at last.
• their own personal/unique/private beliefs
• He was determined to go his own way.
• I was almost completely in my own little world.
• Most people want to live in their own homes as they age.
2. done or produced by and for yourself
• She makes all her own clothes.
• He has to cook his own meals.
3. to have the opportunity to show how good or useful you are or something is
• When the traffic's this bad, a bicycle really comes into its own.
4. bad people often seem to have good luck
5. to do something to somebody in return for harm they have done to you; to get revenge
• I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!
6. to have your own opinion and make your own decisions without being influenced by other people
• She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to say what she thinks.
• My computer seems to have a mind of its own!
7. to remain in a strong position when somebody is attacking you, competing with you, etc.
• Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.
• She can hold her own against anybody in an argument.
• The patient is holding her own although she is still very sick.
8. because of your personal qualifications or efforts, not because of your connection with somebody else
• She sings with a rock band, but she's also a jazz musician in her own right.
9. to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people
• She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice.
10. alone; without anyone else
• I'm all on my own today.
• She lives on her own.
11. without help
• He did it on his own.

Word Origin

• Old English āgen (adjective and pronoun) ‘owned, possessed’, past participle of āgan ‘owe’; the verb (Old English āgnian ‘possess’, also ‘make own's own’) was originally from the adjective, later probably reintroduced from owner.