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with
Preposition
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With is used to show the other people or things present when something happened
I went to school with my brother.
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With is used to describe something added to something else
The cat has a collar with a bell on it.
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With is used to show what thing is used to do something
He hit the nail with a hammer.
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Used to introduce non-finite and verbless clauses.
With the children so sick, we weren't able to get much work done.
own
Adjective
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If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis).
I wish I had my own home.
I bought it in my own name.
The toy began to move as though it had a life of its own.
accidents happen, and often in your very own home.
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If you are on your own, you are by yourself, there is no body else with you. This can also mean there is no one helping you.
I was on my own in the woods.
If you try to do that you're on your own - or at least I won't help you!
own
Verb
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If you own something it belongs to you, it is yours.
Yes, I own a car.
I plan to build a house on the land I own.
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If you "own up" to something, you admit you did it.
I had to own up to lying about our relationship.
eyes
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noun
opinion or judgment
in the eyes of the law
I was wrong in her eyes