İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. -e sahip olmak, -si olmak: He possesses two cars. İki arabası var.
2. hükmetmek. sahip olmak, -si olmak; etkilemek, etkisi altina almak. sahip ol. sahip ol. f.
3. hükmetmek. sahip olmak, elinde bulundurmak, egemen olmak, kurcalamak (zihin), hakim olmak, tutmak.
4. malik olmak, sahip olmak, mutasarrıfı olmak; possessed with niyetli, azimkâr, azimkâr; sahip ol, mecnun; soğukkanlı; possessed sahipli, hükmetmek; mecnun; çılgın.
5. sahip olmak. -si olmak. etkilemek. etkisi altına almak.
6. sahip olmak. malik olmak. tasarrufunda olmak. hükmetmek.
7. sahip ol.

Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French possesser to have possession of, take possession of, from Latin possessus, past participle of possidEre, from potis able, having the power + sedEre to sit; more at POTENT, SIT
Pronunciation : p&-'zes also -'ses
Function : transitive verb
Date : 14th century

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1. control, dominate; hold; have as a quality; own, have as property. possess\pos*sess"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. possessed ; p. pr. & vb. n. possessing.] [l. possessus, p. p. of possidere to have, possess, from an inseparable prep. (cf. position) + sedere to sit. see: sit.].
2. to occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold. houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. xxxii.
3. yet beauty, though injurious, hath strange power, after offense returning, to regain love once possessed.
4. to have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book. i am yours, and all that i possess.
5. to obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize. how to possess the purpose they desired.
6. to enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc. "weakness possesseth me." those which were possessed with devils. iv.
7. for ten inspired, ten thousand are possessed.
8. to put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively. i have possessed your grace of what i purpose. record a gift of all he dies possessed unto his son. we possessed our selves of the kingdom of naples. to possess our minds with an habitual good intention.
9. To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.
10. To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book.
11. To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize.
12. To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc.
13. To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East" enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her".
14. 1. If you possess something, you have it or own it. He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars.
15. If someone or something possesses a particular quality, ability, or feature, they have it. individuals who are deemed to possess the qualities of sense, loyalty and discretion see also: possessed.
16. feelings If you ask what possessed someone to do something, you are emphasizing your great surprise that they have done something which you consider foolish or dangerous. What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?.