own

1. (transitive)To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.

   I own this car.

   besitzen, haben

   владе́тьvladétʹ, облада́тьobladátʹ, име́тьimétʹ

   володі́тиvolodíty, ма́тиmáty

   have ownership or possession of

2. (transitive)To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.

   The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.

3. (informal, transitive)To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.

   I will own my enemies.

   If he wins, he will own you.

4. (transitive)To virtually or figuratively enslave.

5. (Internet, slang)To defeat, dominate, or be above.

6. (slang, transitive)To illicitly obtain administrative access to a computer system, thereby having full access to all the files thereon (including executables).

7. (intransitive, slang)To be very good.

8. (intransitive)To admit, concede, grant, allow; not to deny.

9. (transitive)To acknowledge.

   I must own that I have been at fault all this time.

   eingestehen, zugeben

   признава́тьpriznavátʹ

10. (transitive)To proudly acknowledge; to not be ashamed or embarrassed of.

11. (transitive)To take responsibility for.

12. (transitive)To recognise.

    I own him as a son of my own.

1. Every country has its own history.

   У кожної країни своя історія. — deniko

   ruУ каждой страны своя история. — odexed

   deJedes Land hat seine eigene Geschichte. — quicksanddiver

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2. You'd better mind your own business.

   Краще не лізь не в свої справи. — deniko

   ruНе суй свой нос куда не надо! — al_ex_an_der

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3. Each student has his own desk.

   Кожен учень має власну парту. — deniko

   ruУ каждого ученика есть своя парта. — fjay69

   deJeder Schüler hat seinen eigenen Schreibtisch. — jast

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4. You should mind your own business.

   Не лізь не в свою справу. — deniko

   ruНе суй свой нос куда не надо! — al_ex_an_der

   deDu solltest dich an deine eigene Nase fassen. — Waldelfe

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5. Mary is like my own daughter.

   Мері мені як рідна донька. — deniko

   ruМэри мне как родная дочь. — odexed

   deMaria ist für mich wie eine eigene Tochter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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