Results for possess

Definitions of possess:

part of speech: verb transitive

To have or hold as an owner: to have the control of: to inform: to seize: to enter into and influence.

part of speech: verb transitive

To be the owner of; to have as a quality; hold in control; as, to possess one's soul in patience; to control mentally; as, anger possessed him; be master of; occupy; seize; as, to possess a city during war.

Usage examples for possess:

• I possess the influence that no one can resist, he answered- the influence of the Press. "The New Magdalen", Wilkie Collins

• Both shall possess thee! "The Little Dream (Second Series Plays)", John Galsworthy Last Updated: February 10, 2009

• How can he be poor when we possess wealth? "The Prodigal Judge", Vaughan Kester

• None of your family lack that; and I know that you possess it. "Erema My Father's Sin", R. D. Blackmore