owning

Definitions

Having legal right or title to; possessing.

Admitting or acknowledging something to be true or valid.

Having complete control or mastery over a situation or opponent.

Examples

Owning a home is a significant milestone for many young adults.

She takes great pride in owning her mistakes and learning from them.

Owning a pet requires a long-term commitment of time and resources.

Synonyms

possessing holding having retaining controlling maintaining occupying

Antonyms

lacking needing wanting losing surrendering yielding forfeiting