owning

5 definitions • 7 examples

present participle of

to have something that legally belongs to you:

We own our house.

I've never owned a suit in my life.

to admit:

[ + (that) ] I own (that) I was not very happy with the group's decision.

to defeat someone completely or be much better than him or her; to perform extremely well:

Last time we played them, we owned them!

Beyoncé owned that stage tonight!

to accept and be responsible for something:

It's your life - own it.

I own who I was, and so I’m always open to admitting fault and talking through it.