Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: possess
IPA transcription: [pəz'ɛs]
Pronunciations of possess
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: possess
    Meaning: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
  • Synonyms: own, have, possess
    Meaning: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
  • Synonyms: possess
    Meaning: enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"
Usage examples
  • He does possess some chateau or other.
  • In fact, what does the Frenchman possess?
  • I have come to possess implicit confidence in him.
  • That is how the people came to possess the Worm Pipe.
  • Females, however, in Russia, possess several advantages.
  • I could not like a man who did not possess such sentiments as his.
  • The lame serve as guards, watching with the eyes which they possess.
  • Either you or your audience are going to possess the positive factor.
  • 'But he may possess a certain masculine trait, a kind of secretiveness.'
  • "It's odd, isn't it, that I shouldn't possess a little histrionic ability.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
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