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单词 ownsome
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Definition of ownsome in English:

ownsome

pronoun ˈəʊns(ə)mˈoʊnsəm
in phrase on one's ownsomeinformal
  • All alone.

    it wasn't fair to leave one chap on his ownsome
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you see me in the street and engage in conversation I will probably freeze into polite fear and smile inanely until I can get away to be on my lonely ownsome.
    • He was left on his lonesome ownsome on the edge of the six-yard box.
    • When the big businesses of this world show up to big international pow-wows, they don't often do it on their ownsome.
    • We decided to take all three hamsters, on the grounds that it wasn't fair to leave one chap on his ownsome.
    • You appear to be spending Christmas day all on your ownsome.
    • Tell me, what kind of cruel, selfish, heartless person would leave a dog all on its ownsome, all day long?
    • You can discover these odd delights on your ownsome.
    • In 2011, the world took its first look at what he was capable of on his ownsome.
    • He ended up sailing off to Morocco on his ownsome.
    • Help is just over there—you're not stuck trawling the net on your ownsome.

Origin

1920s: blend of own and lonesome.

Definition of ownsome in US English:

ownsome

pronounˈōnsəmˈoʊnsəm
in phrase on one's ownsomeinformal
  • All alone.

    it's just me and Sheba, all on our ownsome
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You appear to be spending Christmas day all on your ownsome.
    • He was left on his lonesome ownsome on the edge of the six-yard box.
    • You can discover these odd delights on your ownsome.
    • He ended up sailing off to Morocco on his ownsome.
    • We decided to take all three hamsters, on the grounds that it wasn't fair to leave one chap on his ownsome.
    • When the big businesses of this world show up to big international pow-wows, they don't often do it on their ownsome.
    • If you see me in the street and engage in conversation I will probably freeze into polite fear and smile inanely until I can get away to be on my lonely ownsome.
    • Help is just over there—you're not stuck trawling the net on your ownsome.
    • Tell me, what kind of cruel, selfish, heartless person would leave a dog all on its ownsome, all day long?
    • In 2011, the world took its first look at what he was capable of on his ownsome.

Origin

1920s: blend of own and lonesome.

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