own

自分の、自身の

ある人に属する、またはその人自身に関わる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： possessive + own + noun (He paid with his own money.)

よく使う表現： my own home, your own money, her own ideas

一人で、独力で

「on your own」で、一人でいることや助けなしですることを表す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： on + possessive + own (I fixed the bicycle on my own.)

類義語： alone, unassisted

よく使う表現： on my own, on your own, on her own

専用の、自分だけの

ほかの人と共有せず、一人だけで使う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： possessive + own + noun (Each child has their own desk.)

類義語： private, separate, individual

反対語： shared

よく使う表現： my own room, their own space, her own bathroom

所有する

ある物を法律上自分のものとして持っている。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： possess, have

よく使う表現： own a car, own a house, own a business, own property

白状する、認める

悪いことをしたと認め、その責任を受け入れる。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： own up to something (He owned up to his mistake.); own up to doing something (She owned up to breaking the window.)

類義語： admit, confess, acknowledge

反対語： deny

よく使う表現： own up, own up to something

領有する

国が、ある地域を治める権利を認められている。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： rule, control

よく使う表現： own the territory, own the island