possess
🇺🇸
/pəˈzes/
🇬🇧
/pəˈzes/
verb
B2
to have or own something
He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a license.
B2
to have a particular quality or feature
Young adults possess incredible purchasing power.
R
to have a powerful effect on somebody and control the way that they think, behave, etc.
A terrible fear possessed her.
R
to make somebody do something that seems strange or unreasonable
What possessed him to say such a thing?
translation
to have or own something; to have a particular quality or feature; to have a powerful effect on somebody and control the way that they think, behave, etc.; to make somebody do something that seems strange or unreasonable
Word Forms
3rd Present
possesses
Past
possessed
Perfect
possessed
Progressive
possessing