Possess Pəˈzes Afraid I Possessed Verb Charged Possessing

• he was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
• i'm afraid this is the only suitcase i possess.
• the gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works.
• belgium was the first european country to possess a fully fledged rail network.

possess

Verb Forms

1. to have or own something
• He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
• I'm afraid this is the only suitcase I possess.
• The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works.
• Belgium was the first European country to possess a fully fledged rail network.
2. to have a particular quality or feature
• I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
• workers who possess the requisite skills for the task
• He credited her with a maturity she did not possess.
• Isaak 's songwriting possesses a timeless quality.
• Young adults possess incredible purchasing power.
3. to have a powerful effect on somebody and control the way that they think, behave, etc.
• A terrible fear possessed her.
• I was possessed by a desire to tell her everything.
4. to make somebody do something that seems strange or unreasonable
• What possessed him to say such a thing?

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French possesser, from Latin possess- ‘occupied, held’, from the verb possidere, from potis ‘able, capable’ + sedere ‘sit’.