<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive).</li><li>(Used as an intensifier to indicate oneself as the sole agent of some activity or action, preceded by a possessive).</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The brave.</li><li>(Used with a plural verb) Courageous people, collectively: the land of the free and the home of the brave.</li><li>Sometimes Offensive. A warrior, especially among North American Indian tribes.</li><li>Obsolete. A bully. A boast or challenge.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To have or hold as one's own; possess.</li><li>Antonyms: need, lack.</li><li>To acknowledge or admit: to own a fault.</li><li>To acknowledge as having full claim, authority, power, dominion, etc.</li><li>To totally defeat, gain control over, or dominate in a competition.</li><li>To take over a (computer system, program, or computer) without authorization.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To confess (often followed by to, up, or up to): The one who did it had better own up.</li><li>I own to being uncertain about that.</li></ul>