Owned: meaning, definitions and examples
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owned
[ oʊnd ]
possession status
Owned is the past tense of the verb 'own', meaning to have or possess something as one's own. It indicates that someone had control or ownership over an item or property in the past.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She owned a beautiful house by the beach.
- He owned the car before selling it to his friend.
- They owned several businesses in the area.
Translations
Translations of the word "owned" in other languages:
🇵🇹 possuído
🇮🇳 स्वामित्व
🇩🇪 besessen
🇮🇩 dimiliki
🇺🇦 власний
🇵🇱 posiadany
🇯🇵 所有されている
🇫🇷 possédé
🇪🇸 poseído
🇹🇷 sahip olunan
🇰🇷 소유된
🇸🇦 مملوك
🇨🇿 vlastněný
🇸🇰 vlastnený
🇨🇳 拥有的
🇸🇮 lastniški
🇮🇸 eignaður
🇰🇿 иеленген
🇬🇪 მფლობელობაში
🇦🇿 mülk
🇲🇽 poseído
Etymology
The word 'owned' comes from the Old English 'āgen', which means 'to possess' or 'to have'. Its roots are traced back to Proto-Germanic, where the term *aiwaz was used to signify ownership and eternity. This evolved into various forms in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch 'eigen' and German 'eigen'. The verb 'to own' emerged in Middle English around the 14th century, originally meaning 'to possess' or 'to have a right to something'. The shift to its modern usage began to solidify in the 19th century when ownership became an essential concept in capitalist societies. Over time, the term 'owned' also took on colloquial meanings in cultural contexts, particularly within internet slang, to signify being defeated or outmatched in a competition or debate.