[
US
/pəˈzɛs/
]
[ UK /pəzˈɛs/ ]
[ UK /pəzˈɛs/ ]
VERB
-
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East -
have ownership or possession of
How many cars does she have?
He owns three houses in Florida -
enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
A terrible rage possessed her
What possessed you to buy this house?
How To Use possess In A Sentence
- He's not the fastest player on the books and occasionally he can be a bit casual and sometimes gets caught in possession.
- It is a system that is alive, whether or not it possesses all the attributes needed for an organism.
- I promise that I won't let him gain possession of the map.
- An Iron Ancestor is a reanimated and iron - forged dead body possessed by a ghost.
- Indeed, so many of us now possess a handset that mobile phone sales have collapsed.
- It then possessed 39 aircraft, 52 seaplanes, and 7 airships.
- The Israelis already possess them, operating disingenuously and outside international norms again, an exceptionalism granted by the United States’ favor andmight. The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists”
- The years of youth are given to us only once by the Creator, to be treasured while possessed.
- Jackson Starfield is possessed of the most rock'n'roll name in town and a nice feral howl to match.
- Despite having all the appropriate authorisations in their possession, they were unable to produce the program for which they had travelled to the country.