own
adjective
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).
have owned
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present perfectof own.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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His wife is reported to have owned the property since 2017.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
To qualify, you must have owned and lived in the home as your main residence for at least two of the five years prior to the sale.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
We have owned those for seven or eight years.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
But others were the sort of thing that serious, long-term investors might have owned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
If I had been, I would have owned up to what I really was, no matter how terrible.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
