possess

[US]/pəˈzes/
[UK]/pəˈzes/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

possess

vt. å ha eller eie; å okkupere eller kontrollere.
Word Forms
Present Participlepossessing
Past Participlepossessed
Third Person Singularpossesses
Past Tensepossessed

Phrases & Collocations

possess oneself

beherske seg

possess of

besitte

Example Sentences

I do not possess a television set.

Jeg eier ikke et fjernsyn.

he did not possess a sense of humour.

han manglet sansen for humor.

she was possessed by the Devil.

hun var besatt av djevelen.

the craft possessed warp drive.

håndverket hadde warp-drift.

possess one's mind in peace

beherske sinnet i fred

possess sb. of the facts of the case

informere noen om fakta i saken

possess one's soul in patience

beherske sinnet i tålmodighet

She was possessed by the desire to be rich.

Hun var drevet av ønsket om å være rik.

He is possessed of great wealth.

Han besitter stor rikdom.

possessed of a sharp tongue.

besatt av en skarp tunge.

He possesses two cars.

Han eier to biler.

be possessed of good health

være i god behold

She is possessed with rage.

Hun er fylt av raseri.

She is possessed of health and wealth.

Hun besitter helse og rikdom.

He possessed me of the facts.

Han informerte meg om faktaene.

Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants.

Vokaler har større sonans enn konsonanter.

Real-world Examples

You now possess the secret of success.

Du besitter nå nøkkelen til suksess.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

As well as listing your hobbies, create a second list of skills that you possess.

I tillegg til å liste opp hobbyene dine, lag en andre liste over ferdigheter du besitter.

Source: Learning charging station

The boy seemed to be possessed by evil spirits.

Gutten virket å være besatt av onde ånder.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Red blood cells do not possess a nucleus.

Røde blodceller besitter ikke en kjerne.

Source: Introduction to the Basics of Biology

“So you want to possess things? ”

«Så vil du besitte ting?»

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

In the middle ages, they were thought to be possessed by the devil.

I middelalderen ble de antatt å være besatt av djevelen.

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

A healthy body and a sound mind are the greatest instruments you will ever possess.

En sunn kropp og et sunt sinn er de største instrumentene du noen gang vil besitte.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

She possessed the grace of a ballet dancer.

Hun besatt nåden til en ballettdanser.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Romantic love is an obsession, it possesses you.

Romantisk kjærlighet er en besettelse, den besetter deg.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2017 Collection

Feynman allegedly noodled with the puzzle. And Heisser became similarly possessed.

Feynman skal angivelig ha tuklet med gåten. Og Heisser ble på samme måte besatt.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2019 Collection

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