Meaning
To have or own something.
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Word origin
From Latin possidere, meaning to hold as owner, from potis, able, plus sedere, to sit.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- possidere
- English cognates
- possession, possessive
Grammar
Examples
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Possess is a formal way of saying have or own.
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The police use possess to mean having something with you.
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Everything you possess means everything that belongs to you.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 29, lesson 3: possess, ex, scientific and 7 more words.