owning

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Verb own has 1 sense

own, have, possess - have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

Derived forms: noun owner₁, noun owner₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

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Owning

Part of speech: verb

Sense: 1. to possess as one's own

Usage: To have legal or rightful possession or control over something.

Sample Sentences:

1. She is owning a beautiful mansion in the countryside.

2. He has been owning that car for over a decade now.

Sense: 2. to admit or take responsibility for something

Usage: To accept as one's fault or acknowledge authorship of something.

Sample Sentences:

1. The company's CEO did not hesitate in owning the mistake and apologizing to the customers.

2. I am owning the fact that I missed the deadline for the project.

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