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Possess Meaning in English

word

/pəˈzɛs/
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/pəzˈɛs/
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التعريف

To have or own something. It can also mean to be controlled by a feeling or spirit.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Possess' is formal and often used in legal, academic, or technical contexts. In daily conversation, 'have' or 'own' is more common. When used about emotions or spirits, it's typically literary or metaphorical: 'possessed by anger'. Not used with family or abstract qualities ('I possess a good wife' is unnatural).

جمل نموذجية

He possesses three cars.

basic

Do you possess a valid passport?

basic

Some animals possess sharp claws.

basic

You don't have to possess great wealth to be happy.

natural

Fear can sometimes possess a person completely.

natural

The building was said to be possessed by ghosts.

natural