possess

possess
transitive verb
1) (own) besitzen
2) (have as faculty or quality) haben
3) (dominate) [Furcht usw.:] ergreifen, Besitz nehmen von [Person]

what possessed you/him? — (coll.) was ist in dich/ihn gefahren?

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[pə'zes]
verb
(to own or have: How much money does he possess?) besitzen
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- possessive
- possessively
- possessiveness
- possessor
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pos·sess
[pəˈzes]
vt
1. (own, have)
▪ to \possess sth etw besitzen
to \possess charm Charme haben [o besitzen]
to \possess dignity voller Würde sein
to \possess magical powers über magische Kräfte verfügen
to \possess special skills besondere Fähigkeiten besitzen
2. LAW (carry illegally)
▪ to \possess sth etw [illegal] besitzen
he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for \possessing heroin er wurde wegen Heroinbesitzes zu sechs Monaten Haft verurteilt
they've been charged with \possessing guns and explosives sie sind wegen Waffen- und Sprengstoffbesitzes angeklagt worden
3. (fam: cause)
▪ to \possess sb:
what \possessed you? was ist denn [bloß] in dich gefahren?
whatever \possessed him to ... wie ist er bloß auf den Gedanken gekommen, ...
4. usu passive (control)
to be \possessed by demons/the Devil von Dämonen/vom Teufel besessen sein
to be \possessed by the urge to do sth von dem Drang besessen sein, etw tun zu müssen
like [some]one/a man/woman \possessed wie ein Besessener/eine Besessene
5. passive (form: have)
▪ to be \possessed of sth etw besitzen [o haben]
to be \possessed of a sense of humour Humor haben
6.
▶ to \possess oneself in patience sich akk in Geduld üben
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[pə'zes]
vt
besitzen; (form) foreign language, facts verfügen über (+acc)

to be possessed of sth (form) — über etw (acc) verfügen

it possesses many advantages — es hat viele Vorteile

to be possessed by demons — von Dämonen besessen sein

to be possessed by the urge to do sth — von dem Drang besessen sein, etw tun zu müssen

like a man/woman possessed —

to fight like one possessed — wie ein Besessener kämpfen

whatever possessed you to do that? —

to possess one's soul in patience (form) — sich in Geduld fassen

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possess [pəˈzes] v/t
1. allg, auch fig Eigenschaften, Mut, Kenntnisse etc besitzen, haben
2. im Besitz haben, (inne)haben: → possessed 1
3. Gewalt haben über (akk), auch weitS. eine Sprache etc beherrschen:
possess one’s soul in patience obs sich in Geduld fassen
4. fig (geistig) beherrschen, erfüllen (with mit)
5. jemanden in den Besitz bringen oder zum Besitzer machen (of, with von oder gen):
be possessed of sth etwas besitzen;
possess o.s. of sth etwas in Besitz nehmen, sich einer Sache bemächtigen
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transitive verb
1) (own) besitzen
2) (have as faculty or quality) haben
3) (dominate) [Furcht usw.:] ergreifen, Besitz nehmen von [Person]

what possessed you/him? — (coll.) was ist in dich/ihn gefahren?

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v.
besitzen v.

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