egen — meaning in English

English meaning

• own adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
• proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.

Senses

egen is used for these senses in English:

• own Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
• proper Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [14th c.]

own — full definition

1. adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
2. verb To have legal possession of something.
3. verb To admit or accept that something is true, often about yourself.

proper — full definition

1. adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
2. adj Following accepted standards of behavior or manners; correct and decorous.
3. adj Belonging specifically and exclusively to a particular person or thing; used especially in "proper noun" for the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

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