possess
US: /pəˈzɛs/
UK: /pəzˈɛs/
UK: /pəzˈɛs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
possess /pə'zes/
- ngoại động từ
- có, chiếm hữu
- to possess good qualities: có những đức tính tốt
- to be possessed of something: có cái gì
- to possess oneself of: chiếm, chiếm đoạt, chiếm lấy, chiếm hữu
- to possess oneself od someone's fortune: chiếm đoạt tài sản của ai
- to possess oneself: tự chủ
- ám ảnh (ma quỷ...)
- to be possessed with (by) a devil: bị ma quỷ ám ảnh
- to be possessed with (by) and idea: bị một ý nghĩ ám ảnh
- what possesses you to do such as a thing?: cái gì đã ám ảnh anh khiến anh làm điều đó
- like all possessed
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) hết sức hăng hái, hết sức sôi nổi
- to possess one's soul (one's mind)
- tự chủ được
- có, chiếm hữu
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb (not used in the progressive tenses)
1 [VN] (formal) to have or own sth: He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence. + I'm afraid this is the only suitcase I possess. + The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works. + Belgium was the first European country to possess a fully-fledged rail network.
2 [VN] (formal) to have a particular quality or feature: I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour. + He credited her with a maturity she did not possess.
3 [VN] [usually passive] (literary) (of a feeling, an emotion, etc.) to have a powerful effect on sb and control the way that they think, behave, etc: A terrible fear possessed her.
4 [VN to inf] (used in negative sentences and questions) to make sb do sth that seems strange or unreasonable: What possessed him to say such a thing?
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 be possessed or in possession of, have, own, enjoy, be blessed or endowed with:
In the 19th century, the family possessed great wealth.
2 have, be born or gifted or endowed with, contain, embody, embrace, include:
He possesses a talent to amuse people. Man does not possess as keen a sense of smell as many animals
3 dominate, control, govern, consume, take control of, preoccupy, obsess; charm, captivate, enchant, cast a spell over, bewitch, enthral:
What possessed her to think that I could help? He behaves as if he is possessed by the devil.
4 be possessed with or of. have, be held or influenced or dominated by, be imbued or inspired or permeated or affected with:
She became possessed with the notion that she could sing. Fiona believes herself the only person possessed of reason.
5 possess oneself of. acquire, achieve, get, come by, gain, come into, win, obtain, procure, secure, take, seize, take or gain possession of:
Kevin has possessed himself of the only comfortable bed in the place.
Concise English dictionary
possesses|possessed|possessingpə'zes
verb
+have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
+have ownership or possession of
+enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
