possess

pos·sess  (p-zs)

tr.v. pos·sessed, pos·sess·ing, pos·sess·es

1. To have as property; own.

2. To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute: possessed great tact.

3. To acquire mastery of or have knowledge of: possess valuable data.

4.

a. To gain or exert influence or control over; dominate: Fury possessed me.

b. To control or maintain (one's nature) in a particular condition: I possessed my temper despite the insult.

5. To cause to own, hold, or master something, such as property or knowledge: She possessed herself of the unclaimed goods.

6. To cause to be influenced or controlled, as by an idea or emotion: The thought of getting rich possessed him.

7. Obsolete To gain or seize.

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[Middle English possessen, from Old French possesser, from Latin possidre, possess- : pos-, as master; see poti- in Indo-European roots + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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pos·sessor n.

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possess

Verb

1. to have as one's property; own

2. to have as a quality or attribute: he possessed an innate elegance, authority, and wit on screen

3. to gain control over or dominate: absolute terror possessed her [Latin possidere]

possessor n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	possess - have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East" feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" exhibit - show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"
	2.	possess - have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" own, have prepossess - possess beforehand feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	3.	possess - enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her" dominate - be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her"

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possess

verb 1. own, have, hold, be in possession of, be the owner of, have in your possession, have to your name

verb 2. be endowed with, have, enjoy, benefit from, be born with, be blessed with, be possessed of, be gifted with

verb 3. control, influence, dominate, consume, obsess, bedevil, mesmerize, eat someone up, fixate, put under a spell

verb 4. seize, hold, control, dominate, occupy, haunt, take someone over, bewitch, take possession of, have power over, have mastery over

Translations

possess [pəˈzɛs] vt → poseer;

like one possessed → como un poseído;

whatever can have possessed you? → ¿cómo se te ocurrió?

possess [pəˈzɛs] vt → posséder;

like one possessed → comme un fou;

whatever can have possessed you? → qu'est-ce qui vous a pris?

possess [pəˈzɛs] vt → besitzen;

(subj) [feeling, belief] → Besitz ergreifen von;

like a man possessed → wie besessen;

whatever possessed you to do it? → was ist in dich gefahren, das zu tun?

possess [pəˈzɛs] vt → possedere;

like one possessed → come un ossesso;

whatever can have possessed you? → cosa ti ha preso?

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possess

v possess [pəˈzes]

to own or have How much money does he possess?besitيَمْلُك، يَمْتَلِكпритежавамmít, vlastnitejebesitzenέχω (στην ιδιοκτησία μου)poseer, tener en su haber, tenervaldamaدارا بودن؛ داشتنomistaaposséderלְהַחֲזִיקका स्वामी या मालिक होनाposjedovati,imatibirtokol, van nekimemilikieigapossedere所有する소유하다turėti, valdytibūt; piederētmemilikibezittenbesitte, eie, haposiadaćpossuira avea, a posedaвладеть, обладатьmať, vlastniťimetiposedovatiäga, ha, besittaครอบครองsahip olmak擁有володітиمالک ہونا، رکھناsở hữu; có拥有

n posˈsession [-ʃən]

1 something which is owned by a person, country etc She lost all her possessions in the fire.besittingإمْتِلاك، تَمَلُّكпритежаниеmajetekejendel; kolonider Besitzυπάρχοντα, περιουσίαposesiónomandداراییomaisuuspossessionרְכוּשस्वामित्वvlasništvo, posjedtulajdon, javakmilikeignpossedimento, bene所有物소유물turtas, valdaīpašums; mantakepunyaanbezit, eigendomeiendel, eie(ndom), besittelsemajątekposseposesi(un)e, avereимущество, собственностьmajetokposestimetaktillhörighet, ägodelสิ่งที่ครอบครองอยู่mal, eşya原有物，財產власність; майноملکيتtài sản原有物，财产

2 the state of possessing. besittendإمْتِلاكпритежаванеvlastnictvíejeder Besitzιδιοκτησίαposesión, tenencia (en lenguaje jurídico)omandiõigusمالکیتomistusoikeuspossessionבַּעֲלוּתकब्जा, दखल, भोगdržanje,uživanjebirtokláspemilikaneignpossesso所有소유turėjimas, valdymasvaldījums; piederībapemilikanbeziteie, besittelseposiadanieposseposedareвладение, обладаниеvlastníctvolastništvoposedovanjebesittande, ägandeความเป็นเจ้าของsahip olma擁有，佔有володінняزير ملکيتsự sở hữu拥有，占有

adj posˈsessive [-siv]

1 showing that someone or something possesses an object etc `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives.besitlikيَشير إلى الملكيَّهпритежателенpřivlastňovacímin; dit; hans; hendes; denspossessivκτητικός (γραμμ.)posesivoomastavملکیpossessiivi-possessifשַׁייָכוּתस्वत्वबोधकposvojna zamjenicabirtokoskata ganti empunyaeignar-possessivo所有格소유의savybinispiederības-milikbezittelijkeie-dzierżawczypossessivoposesivпритяжательныйprivlastňovacísvojilenposesivanpossessivแสดงความเป็นเจ้าของiyelik (gösteren)所有格的присвійнийحالت اضافيsở hữu所有格的

2 acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions a possessive mother.besitlikتَمَلُّكي، مُتَمَلِّكсъс силно чувство за собственостpanovačnýbesiddende; dominerendebesitzgierigκτητικός, ζηλότυποςposesivoomanikuinstinktigaتملک گرایomistushaluinenpossessifרְכוּשָׁנִיसम्बन्धवाचक, सम्बन्धकारकkoji voli dominirati,posvojnibirtokolni vágyóposesifdrottnunargjarn, ráðríkurpossessivo所有欲の強い소유욕이 강한valdingas, savininkiškasvaldonīgsbersifat tdk mahu berkongsibezitterigbegjærlig, dominerendezaborczypossessivoposesivсобственническийpanovačnýoblastenposesivandominant, hagalen, härsklystenเกี่ยวกับการครอบครองmülkiyetçi, paylaşmayı sevmeyen, kıskanç佔有的власницькийملکيت جتانے والاtỏ ý chiếm hữu占有的

adv posˈsessively

besitlikبِصورَة تمَلُّكِيَّهсъс силно чувство за собственостsobeckybesiddende; dominerendepossessivκτητικάde manera posesivaomanikuinstinktigaبطور ملکیomistavastide manière possessiveבְּצוּרָה רְכוּשָנִיתअधिकार सहितposesivanbirtokolni vágyó módonsecara posesifmeð drottnunargirniin maniera possessivaがめつく독점적으로savininkiškaivaldonīgidgn sifat yg tdk mahu berkongsimet een bezittelijke betekenis, bezitterigbegjærligzaborczopossessivamente(în mod) posesivсобственническиsebeckyoblastnoposesivnopå ett dominant sätt, härsklystetด้วยการเป็นเจ้าของsahip çıkarak佔有(地)власницькиقابضانہ حيثيت سےsở hữu; ích kỷ占有（地）

n posˈsessiveness

besitlikheidتَمَلُّكсилно чувство за собственостchtivost, sobectvíbesiddertrangdie Besessenheitκτητικότηταposesividad, carácter posesivoomanikuinstinktتملک گراییomistushalupossessivitéרְכוּשָנוּתस्वत्वबोधकताposesivnostbirtokvágysifat posesifdrottnunargirnipossessività所有欲소유욕이 강함savininkiškumasvaldonīgumssifat tdk mahu berkongsibezitterigheidbegjærlighetzaborczośćcarácter possessivoposesivitate; caracter posesivчувство собственностиchtivosť, sebeckosťoblastnostposesivnosthabegär, ägandebegär, härsklystnadความเป็นเจ้าของsahip çıkma佔有власницький інстинктقبضہ، ملکيتsự sở hữu; sự ích kỷ占有

n posˈsessor

He is the proud possessor of a new car.besitter, eienaarمالِكпритежателmajitelejerder/die Besitzer(in)ιδιοκτήτης, κάτοχοςposeedor; propietarioomanikمالکomistajapropriétaireבַּעַלस्वामी, मालिक, दखलदार, कब्जेदार, भोक्ताposjedniktulajdonospemilikeigandiproprietario所有者소유자savininkasīpašniekspemilikeigenaareier, innehaverposiadaczpossuidorproprietar, posesorвладелец, обладательmajiteľimetnikvlasnikägare, innehavareเจ้าของsahip佔有者власникمالکchủ nhân占有者