動詞 own:

1. have ownership or possession of
   同義詞：have, possess

形容詞 own:

1. belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
   同義詞：ain

1. He can be left to work on his own.
   工作可交給他一個人去做。
2. Nobody owned up to the theft.
   這件偷竊事沒有人承認(rèn)是自己干的。
3. Although her father is in the firm she got the job on her own.
   盡管她父親在公司里，但她那份工作卻是靠自己得到的。
4. She makes all her own clothes.
   她的衣服都是自己做的。
5. Children need toys of their own.
   兒童需要有自己的玩具。
6. Who owns this house?
   誰擁有這座房子？
7. Your life is your own affair.
   你的生活是你自己的事。
8. He owns he was wrong.
   他承認(rèn)他錯了。

own

adj.（形容詞）
Of or belonging to oneself or itself:
自己的，屬于自己的：屬于某人自己的或某物本身的：
例句：
She makes her own clothes.
她自己做衣服

n.（名詞）
That which belongs to one:
屬于一個人的東西：
例句：
It is my own.
那是我自己的東西

v.（動詞）
owned,own.ing,owns
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To have or possess as property:
擁有：作為財產(chǎn)有或擁有：
例句：
owns a chain of restaurants.
擁有連鎖餐廳

To have control over:
控制：
例句：
For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.
一會兒，敵人的飛機布滿了整個天空

To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge.
承認(rèn)：承認(rèn)與事實、真相或要求是一致的；承認(rèn)
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make a full confession or acknowledgment:
完全認(rèn)罪或承認(rèn)：
例句：
When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up.See Synonyms at acknowledge
在證據(jù)面前小偷乖乖地招認(rèn)了參見 acknowledge

<習(xí)慣用語>of (one`s) own
Belonging completely to oneself:
擁有：完完全全屬于某人自己：
例句：
a room of one`s own.
自己的一個房間

on (one`s) own
By one`s own efforts:
通過自己的努力：
例句：
She got the job on her own.
她自己找到了這份工作

Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control:
靠自己的力量，獨立地：自己對自己負(fù)責(zé)；獨立于外來的幫助或控制之外：
例句：
He is now out of college and on his own.
他現(xiàn)在離開了大學(xué)并且自己生活

來源：
Middle English owen
中古英語 owen
from Old English 3gen * see ôik-
源自 古英語 3gen *參見 ôik-

【引伸】
own.er
n.（名詞）