VERB | stative | possess | have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill |
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possession | possess, own, have | have ownership or possession of | |
stative | possess | enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas |
Sounds | pahzeh's | |
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Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... |
Meaning | Have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East" | |
Narrower | exhibit | show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill |
Broader | have, feature | Have as a feature |
Spanish | exhibir |
Meaning | Have ownership or possession of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | own, have | |
Narrower | prepossess | possess beforehand |
Similar to | have, feature | Have as a feature |
Spanish | disfrutar, participar, poseer, quedar, tener | |
Catalan | disfrutar, participar, posseïr, posseir, quedar, tenir | |
Adjectives | possessive | desirous of owning |
possessive | having or showing a desire to control or dominate | |
Nouns | possession | the act of having and controlling property |
possessor | a person who owns something |
Meaning | Enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Examples |
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Broader | dominate | Be in control |
Spanish | poseer | |
Adjectives | possessed | of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon |
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