own

propio

Que pertenece a una persona concreta o está relacionado personalmente con ella.

En inglés sencillo: Belonging to a particular person, or personally connected with them.

• I have my own car.
• She wrote about her own childhood.
• You must make your own decision.

Cómo se usa: possessive + own + noun (He paid with his own money.)

Expresiones frecuentes: my own home, your own money, her own ideas

solo, sin ayuda

En «on your own», estar solo o hacer algo sin ayuda.

En inglés sencillo: If you are on your own, you are alone or do something without help.

• She lives on her own.
• Can you carry that box on your own?
• We were left on our own after dinner.

Cómo se usa: on + possessive + own (I fixed the bicycle on my own.)

Sinónimos: alone, unassisted

Expresiones frecuentes: on my own, on your own, on her own

propio, privado

Que usa una sola persona sin tener que compartirlo con otras.

En inglés sencillo: Used by just one person, without having to share it with others.

• Each child has their own room.
• I'd like my own desk instead of sharing yours.
• The guests all had their own bathrooms.

Cómo se usa: possessive + own + noun (Each child has their own desk.)

Sinónimos: private, separate, individual

Antónimos: shared

Expresiones frecuentes: my own room, their own space, her own bathroom

poseer, tener

Tener algo que legalmente te pertenece.

En inglés sencillo: If you have something that belongs to you, you legally possess it.

• They own a small house.
• My parents owned a shop for twenty years.
• Who owns the land behind the school?

Sinónimos: possess, have

Expresiones frecuentes: own a car, own a house, own a business, own property

confesar, reconocer

Admitir que hiciste algo malo y aceptar la responsabilidad.

En inglés sencillo: If you admit that you did something wrong, you accept responsibility for it.

• Nobody would own up.
• He finally owned up to lying.
• Will you own up to your mistake?

Cómo se usa: own up to something (He owned up to his mistake.); own up to doing something (She owned up to breaking the window.)

Sinónimos: admit, confess, acknowledge

Antónimos: deny

Expresiones frecuentes: own up, own up to something

dominar, poseer

Tener un país el derecho reconocido a gobernar un territorio determinado.

En inglés sencillo: For a country to have the recognized right to rule a particular area.

• The treaty states which country owns the island.
• Both nations claimed to own the disputed territory.
• Who owns this region under the border agreement?

Sinónimos: rule, control

Expresiones frecuentes: own the territory, own the island