possession en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /pəˈzɛʃn̩/
Etymology
From Latin possessiō, possessiōnis. Equivalent to possess + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
Once complete, guide rails will be installed inside the tunnels ready for the box jack itself - which NR intends to push into place during a nine-day engineering possession in September, following a trial push in late August. [...] A small number of weekday and weekend possessions will also be required on June 20-21, September 5-6, and between December 19-March 2021, [...]
2020 April 8, Paul Stephen, “ECML dive-under drives divergence”, in Rail, page 44:
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(countable, uncountable) Something that is owned.
The car quickly became his most prized possession.
I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
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(countable, uncountable) An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
I'm in possession of the car.
The car is in my possession.
"Of course it's ribbons," said Mary Trenzlo. “And once in possession of them what honorable-minded Christmas guest could possibly refrain from contributing them to the cause? Lead me to your Christmas packages," she challenged blithely.
1921, The Ladies Home Journal, page 5:
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(countable, uncountable) A territory under the rule of another country.
Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
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(countable, uncountable) The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
How long hath this possession held the man?
c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
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(countable, uncountable) A control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
Their first half was marred by the entire side playing too deep, completely unable to build up any form of decent possession once the ball left their bewildered defence.
2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:
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(countable, qualifier:Australian rules football, uncountable) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019. Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.
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(countable, uncountable) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
Some languages distinguish between a construction like 'my car', which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone else's — and one like 'my foot', which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.
- (Commonwealth, countable, uncountable) closure of a section of track for maintenance works.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| possessions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
repossession · nonpossession · possessionless · possession is nine points of the law · chose in possession · Possession Island · possessionistic · catch in possession · possessionism · possessional · prepossession · possessionist · self-possession · possession is nine-tenths of the law · possession with intent to supply · possession with the intent to supply · hostile possession · adverse possession · possessionary · dispossession · possessioner · take possession · thing in possession · debtor in possession · fee simple absolute in possession · possession arrow
Hyponyms
Synonyms
proprietorship · owndom · possession · owndom · ight · propriety · propriety · enthusiasm · ownership · belongings · owndom · possession · aught · property · retention
Translations (197)
nb besittelse (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · hu függő terület (a territory under the rule of another country) · enm warisoun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · enm warisoun (something that is owned) · ro demonie (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · be вало́данне (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · hu birtok (something that is owned) · es posesión (something that is owned) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃 (something that is owned) · ja 所持 (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · hu birtoklás (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · de Besessenheit (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · it possesso (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ro posesie (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · ota ملكیت (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · eo posedaĵo (something that is owned) · zza wayır (diq) (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · cs majetek (something that is owned) · ru зави́симая террито́рия (a territory under the rule of another country) · ka ქონა (something that is owned) · fi omaisuus (something that is owned) · hu megszállottság (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · hu birtoklás (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · ru со́бственность (something that is owned) · el ιδιοκτησία (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · gd sealbhachadh (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ca possessió (something that is owned) · es posesión natural (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · pt posse (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · pt possessão (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ca possessió (a territory under the rule of another country) · el απόκτημα (something that is owned) · ang ǣht (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · el κατοχή (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · pl posiadłość (a territory under the rule of another country) · fi hallinta (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · pt domínio (a territory under the rule of another country) · bg обсебеност (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · nl bezittingen (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · be улада́нне (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · ru одержи́мость (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ru владе́ния (a territory under the rule of another country) · el κτήμα (something that is owned) · grc κτῆμα (something that is owned) · be улада́ньне (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · hu birtokbavétel (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · th การครอบครอง (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · bg притежание (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · be маёмасьць (something that is owned) · pl dobytek (something that is owned) · fi possessio (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · uk має́тність (something that is owned) · fr bien (something that is owned) · uk скарб (something that is owned) · nb eierskap (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · mi rirohanga (something that is owned) · el κυριότητα (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ar عُهْدَة (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · bg притежание (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · hu igénybevétel (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · ru бѐсоодержи́мость (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · be вало́даньне (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · cmn 財產 /财产 (something that is owned) · hu labdabirtoklás (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · hu tulajdon (something that is owned) · ang āgenung (something that is owned) · ar حِيَازَة (closure of section of track for maintence) · fr propriété (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · pl majątek (something that is owned) · ro stăpânire (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · fr possessions (a territory under the rule of another country) · ja 保有 (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · nv yódí (something that is owned) · pl opętanie (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ar مَسّ (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ar اِسْتِحْوَاذ (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · hu vagyon (something that is owned) · ca propietat (something that is owned) · ar مُمْتَلَك (something that is owned) · ja 所有物 (something that is owned) · txb waipecce (something that is owned) · nb eiendom (something that is owned) · be маёмасць (something that is owned) · sv ägodel (something that is owned) · hy սեփականություն (something that is owned) · el νομή (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · pl posiadanie (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · bg владе́ние (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · ota صاحبلك (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · fi alusmaa (a territory under the rule of another country) · grc κτέαρ (something that is owned) · ro posesiune (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · fi hallussapito (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · ru владе́ние (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · es tenencia (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · km កម្មសិទ្ធិ (something that is owned) · ru облада́ние (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ca possessió (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · pt invasão (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · grc κατοχή (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · fi omistajuus (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ja 保有物 (something that is owned) · hu felhasználás (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · nl bezit (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ga gabháltas (a territory under the rule of another country) · ar حَوْزَة (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · sv bollinnehav (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · bg иму́щество (something that is owned) · ja 所有 (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · fi omistus (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · fi hallintoalue (a territory under the rule of another country) · hu javak (something that is owned) · el περιουσιακό στοιχείο (something that is owned) · th การถูกสิง (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ru добро́ (something that is owned) · es posesión (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · bg со́бственост (something that is owned) · cmn 佔有 /占有 (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · sv innehav (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · de Gut (something that is owned) · es posesión civil (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · be скарб (something that is owned) · sv ägande (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · be апанта́насць (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · grc κτῆσις (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · de Ballbesitz (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · ro demonism (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · cy meddiant (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · pl własność (something that is owned) · hu őrültség (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · te ఆవేశము (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · sv egendom (something that is owned) · cmn 所有物 (something that is owned) · gl posesión (something that is owned) · pt possessão (a territory under the rule of another country) · fi hallussapito (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · ru иму́щество (something that is owned) · ro posedare (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · mk владеење (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · uk худо́ба (something that is owned) · uk володі́ння (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · pt possessão (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ko 소유물 (something that is owned) · ca propietat (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ja 憑依 (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · hu tényleges használat (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · ro stăpânire (a territory under the rule of another country) · ga seilbh (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · es posesión (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · uk одержимість (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · fi hallinta (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · nl bezitting (something that is owned) · pt possessão (something that is owned) · ar حَوْزَة (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ks پرٛاہ (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ro posesie (a territory under the rule of another country) · ga sealúchas (something that is owned) · cs vlastnictví (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · nv inchxǫ́ʼí (something that is owned) · la bonum (something that is owned) · ang ǣht (something that is owned) · pt posse (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · pl władanie (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · fr possession (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · fr possession (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · el κατοχή (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · el περιουσία (something that is owned) · got 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (something that is owned) · ar تَلَبُّس (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · es posesiones (a territory under the rule of another country) · ro posesie (something that is owned) · hu gyarmat (a territory under the rule of another country) · ota مال (something that is owned) · ro proprietate (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · mk сопственост (something that is owned) · ru владе́ние (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · nl bezetenheid (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · fr possession (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · hy գույք (something that is owned) · my ဥစ္စာ (something that is owned) · sk vlastnenie (control or occupancy without legal ownership) · id kerasukan (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ca possessió (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · id kesurupan (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · bn আসর (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ca possessió (control of the ball in a disputed sports game) · sk majetok (something that is owned) · ja 保持 (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · fi riivaus (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · pt posse (something that is owned) · ja 占領地 (a territory under the rule of another country) · ar مُلْكِيّة (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own) · ro proprietate (something that is owned) · uk майно́ (something that is owned) · ro posesiune (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon) · ru скарб (something that is owned) · ru облада́ние (control or occupancy without legal ownership)