owner
part of speech
noun (an owner, owners)
meaning for a pupil
A person or group that something belongs to. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and safety, pet owners must feed, care for and clean up after their pets; ask the owner before stroking a dog. If you find something, try to give it back to its owner — «finders keepers» is not fair or always legal. In maths and grammar, the owner is shown with 's: «the dog's owner». Phrases: «the owner of», «pet owner», «dog owner», «shop owner», «the rightful owner».
examples
- Always ask the owner before you pat a dog. tree →
- The owner of the shop gave us free sweets. tree →
- We handed the wallet to the police so they could find its owner. tree →
- Pet owners must take their dogs for walks. tree →
- Who is the owner of this coat? tree →
- The cat's owner put up posters when it went missing. tree →
- Car owners must keep their cars safe. tree →
- She is the proud owner of a new bike. tree →
- He was a Dane, the owner of a travelling theatre. tree →
note
Countable; with «an»: «an owner». Verb: «own»; noun for the state: «ownership». Possessive 's shows ownership: «Tom's book» = the book whose owner is Tom.
In the corpora
- Street art is art in public places, and the big question is always the same: did the owner agree?
- A mural is a big wall painting done with permission, often paid for by councils, building owners or festivals.
- Mediterranean tortoises hibernate, and owners guided by a vet keep them steady at about 5 degrees so they neither wake early nor freeze.
- Big parrots such as macaws and cockatoos can live over sixty years, so a pet parrot may outlive its owner.
- When a dog and its owner look at each other, both get a rush of a bonding chemical in the brain.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «owner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.