possess

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01. We don't [possess] much, but we are rich in family.
02. The little boy's bicycle was his most favorite [possession].
03. Anthony J. D'Angelo said, "Treasure your relationships, not your [possessions]."
04. The territory now known as Alaska used to be a [possession] of Russia.
05. The priest feared that the young girl was [possessed] by the devil.
06. My sister is very [possessive] and won't share anything with anybody.
07. The terrorist was arrested and charged with [possession] of explosives.
08. The old woman was [possessed] by a fear that someone was out to kill her.
09. During a routine search at the police station, the young man was found to have over 10 grams of cocaine in his [possession].
10. Madelaine lost all her [possessions] in the fire that destroyed her apartment building.
11. Gloria's terrible [possessiveness] has destroyed every relationship she ever had.
12. India and the U.S. were both British [possessions] at one point.
13. Venezuela [possesses] more proven oil reserves than any country outside the Middle East.
14. King Francis I of France is reported to have paid Leonardo da Vinci 4,000 gold crowns for his masterpiece "Mona Lisa," but the king did not get immediate [possession]; Da Vinci kept the painting hanging on a wall of his chateau until the day he died.
15. In Burma, [possession] of a computer modem can lead to a prison term.
16. Studies show that in a typical game of hockey, the average player has [possession] of the puck for about 30 seconds in total.
17. Some people have youth, but not energy, while others [possess] energy, but not youth.
18. There is an Iranian proverb which states that great needs grow from great [possessions].
19. The islands of Guadeloupe have been a French [possession] since 1635.
20. Before the development of modern psychology, psychological disorders were often attributed to [possession] by evil spirits.
21. The ancient Greeks believed that music [possessed] moral qualities and that it could affect a person's character and behavior.
22. B. C. Forbes once noted that real riches are the riches [possessed] inside.
23. Napoleon Bonaparte once said that riches do not consist in the [possession] of treasures, but in the use made of them.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Possess — Pos*sess (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Possessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Possessing}.] [L. possessus, p. p. of possidere to have, possess, from an inseparable prep. (cf. {Position}) + sedere to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To occupy in person; to hold or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • possess — pos·sess /pə zes/ vt: to have possession of Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. possess I …   Law dictionary

  • possess — pos‧sess [pəˈzes] verb [transitive] formal 1. to own or have something, especially something valuable or important, or something illegal: • The US is the only country that possesses global economic, military and political power. • Judges rarely… …   Financial and business terms

  • possess — mid 15c., to hold, occupy, reside in (without regard to ownership), from O.Fr. possessier (mid 13c.), from L. possess , pp. stem of possidere to possess. Meaning to hold as property is recorded from c.1500. Demonic sense is recorded from 1530s… …   Etymology dictionary

  • possess — [pə zes′] vt. [LME < MFr possessier < L possessus, pp. of possidere, to possess < pos , contr. < potis, able (see POTENT) + sedere, to sit] 1. to hold as property or occupy in person; have as something that belongs to one; own 2. to… …   English World dictionary

  • possess — own, enjoy, hold, *have Analogous words: control, manage, direct, *conduct: retain, *keep, reserve, withhold …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • possess — [v] have or obtain acquire, bear, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, carry, control, corner*, corner the market*, dominate, enjoy, get hands on*, get hold of*, grab, have to name*, hog*, hold, latch on to, lock up, maintain, occupy,… …   New thesaurus

  • possess — ► VERB 1) have as property; own. 2) (also be possessed of) have as an ability, quality, or characteristic. 3) (of a demon or spirit) have complete power over. 4) (of an emotion, idea, etc.) dominate the mind of. ● what possessed you? Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • possess — possessor, n. possessorship, n. /peuh zes /, v.t. 1. to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car. 2. to have as a faculty, quality, or the like: to possess courage. 3. (of a spirit, esp. an evil one) to occupy …   Universalium

  • possess — [[t]pəze̱s[/t]] possesses, possessing, possessed 1) VERB: no passive If you possess something, you have it or own it. [V n] He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon... [V n] He is said to possess a fortune o …   English dictionary

  • possess */*/*/ — UK [pəˈzes] / US verb [transitive] Word forms possess : present tense I/you/we/they possess he/she/it possesses present participle possessing past tense possessed past participle possessed 1) formal to own a physical object They were all found… …   English dictionary

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