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   What does possessed mean?

   • to possess courage. He thought he was possessed by devils. He was possessed by envy. (of a man) to succeed in having sexual intercourse with. to possess a language. to maintain control over (oneself, one's mind, etc.). to possess someone of the facts of the case. He possessed them of the facts. to seize or take. to gain or win. to occupy or hold.

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   How do you describe a person possessed?

   • You can possess a physical object, you can possess a particular quality or skill, or you can possess control or influence over someone. Related words are possessive (describing those who hold onto people or things in a controlling way), and possessed, as in a person being possessed by an idea or even by a demon.

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   What does possess a fortune mean?

   • Korea had long possessed another convention of poetry, one expressed in poetic modes using Chinese. If you possess something, you have it or own it. He is said to possess a fortune. 9 meanings: 1. to have as one's property; own 2. to have as a quality, faculty, characteristic, etc 3. to have knowledge or.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is the difference between possessive and possessed?

   • Related words are possessive (describing those who hold onto people or things in a controlling way), and possessed, as in a person being possessed by an idea or even by a demon. This verb is from Middle French posséder "to own," from Latin possidēre, from potis "able, having the power" plus sedēre "to sit."

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   POSSESS definition: 1. to have or own something, or to have a particular quality: 2. (of a wish or an idea) to take…. Learn more.

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     POSSESS meaning: 1. to have or own something, or to have a...

   • Possess: German Translation

     POSSESS translate: besitzen. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Possess: French Translation

     POSSESS translate: posséder, posséder. Learn more in the...

   • Possess: Polish Translation

     POSSESS translate: posiadać, posiadać. Learn more in the...

   • Possess: Korean Translation

     POSSESS translate: 소유하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Possess: Catalan Translation

     POSSESS translate: posseir, tenir. Learn more in the...

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   If you possess something, you have it or own it. He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon. [VERB noun] He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars. [VERB noun] Synonyms: own, have, hold, be in possession of More Synonyms of possess.

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   To possess something is to have or own it. You can possess a physical object, you can possess a particular quality or skill, or you can possess control or influence over someone.

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   Synonyms of possess. transitive verb. 1. a. : to have and hold as property : own. b. : to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill. 2. a. : to seize and take control of : take into one's possession. b. : to enter into and control firmly : dominate. was possessed by demons. c.

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   Possess definition: to have as belonging to one; have as property; own. See examples of POSSESS used in a sentence.

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   possess meaning, definition, what is possess: to have a particular quality or ability...: Learn more.