Толковый словарь английского языка - possess
Possess
possess
transitive verb see: potent Date: 14th century 1. to have and hold as property ; own , to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill, 2. to take into one's ~ion, to enter into and control firmly ; dominate , to bring or cause to fall under the influence, ~ion, or control of some emotional or intellectual response or reaction , 3. to instate as owner, to make the owner or holder, ~or noun
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v.tr. 1 hold as property; own. 2 have a faculty, quality, etc. (they possess a special value for us). 3 (also refl.; foll. by in) maintain (oneself, one's soul, etc.) in a specified state (possess oneself in patience). 4 a (of a demon etc.) occupy; have power over (a person etc.) (possessed by the devil). b (of an emotion, infatuation, etc.) dominate, be an obsession of (possessed by fear). 5 have sexual intercourse with (esp. a woman). Phrases and idioms be possessed of own, have. possess oneself of take or get for one's own. what possessed you? an expression of incredulity. Derivatives possessor n. possessory adj. Etymology: OF possesser f. L possidere possess- f. potis able + sedere sit ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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