| VERB | stative | possess | have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | possess, own, have | have ownership or possession of | |
| stative | possess | enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas |
| Sounds | pahzeh's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... | |
| Meaning | Have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
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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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