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owned

SayOHND/oʊnd/UK/əʊnd/

2 meanings of owned

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of own. Use this form for owning that happened in the past.

    He owned a small shop in town for many years.

    They owned two cars before they moved to the city.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Belonging to an owner from a particular group, such as a family, community, or government.

    Like a family bakery, where the people who own it all come from the same family.

    Many shoppers prefer locally-owned stores over big chains.

    The mine is state-owned, so the government controls it.

    Similarcontrolled, run

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owned is a form of own

own, verb: To have something that belongs to you, such as a house, money, or land. Full entry

Forms
ownowns he/she/itowning -ing formowned past tense, past participle
Spelling
own → owned: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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