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1. (v.t.) possess
to have as belonging to one; have as property; own.
2. possess
to have as a faculty, quality, or the like:
possess intelligence.
3. possess
(of a spirit, esp. an evil one) to occupy or control (a person) from within:
be possessed by demons.
4. possess
(of a feeling, idea, etc.) to dominate or actuate in the manner of such a spirit.
5. possess
to cause to be dominated or influenced, as by an idea or feeling.
6. possess
to have knowledge of, as a language.
7. possess
to keep or maintain in a certain state, as of peace or patience.
8. possess
to make (someone) owner, holder, or master, as of property or information.
9. possess
(of a man) to have sexual intercourse with.
10. possess
to seize or take; gain.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME possesen < MF possess(i)er, n. der. of possessionpossession)
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| Definition of 'possess' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) possess
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
"he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
2. (verb) own, have, possess
have ownership or possession of
"He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
3. (verb) possess
enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
"What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"
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1. (verb) possess
to have or own
I don't possess any expensive jewelry.; He possesses over fifteen years of marketing experience.
2. possess
what possessed him/her/you etc.
indicates you think sb was wrong to do what they did
What possessed you to walk home on your own so late?
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| Definition of 'possess' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) possess
to occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold
2. (verb) possess
to have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book
3. (verb) possess
to obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize
4. (verb) possess
to enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc
5. (verb) possess
to put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively
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Sense: to own or have
How much money does he possess?
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 Afrikaans: besit |
 Arabic: يَمْلُك، يَمْتَلِك |
 Bulgarian: притежавам |
 Brazilian: possuir |
 Czech: mít, vlastnit |
 German: besitzen |
 Danish: eje |
 Greek: έχω (στην ιδιοκτησία μου) |
 Spanish: poseer, tener en su haber |
 Estonian: valdama |
 Farsi: دارا بودن؛ داشتن |
 Finnish: omistaa |
 French: posséder |
 Hebrew: לְהַחֲזִיק |
 Hindi: का स्वामी या मालिक होना |
 Croatian: posjedovati, imati |
 Hungarian: birtokol, van neki |
 Indonesian: memiliki |
 Icelandic: eiga |
 Italian: possedere |
 Japanese: 所有する |
 Korean: 소유하다 |
 Lithuanian: turėti, valdyti |
 Latvian: būt; piederēt |
 Malay: memiliki |
 Dutch: bezitten |
 Norwegian: besitte, eie, ha |
 Polish: posiadać |
 Persian: دارا بودن؛ داشتن |
 Pashto: لرل، درلودل |
 Portuguese: possuir |
 Romanian: a avea, a poseda |
 Russian: владеть, обладать |
 Slovak: mať, vlastniť |
 Slovenian: imeti |
 Serbian: posedovati |
 Swedish: äga, ha, besitta |
 Thai: ครอบครอง |
 Turkish: sahip olmak |
 Taiwanese: 擁有 |
 Ukrainian: володіти |
 Urdu: مالک ہونا، رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: sở hữu; có |
 Chinese: 拥有 |
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