possession
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1.7
- noun
- /pəˈzɛʃən/
:
pertenencia
- It was found among his possessions.
- personal possessions
- material possessions
- prized possessions
I am prepared to share my possessions with Joe.
- I am prepared to share my possessions with Joe.
- And yet we're seen as chattel, as possessions had no rights.
- And I know that I want the physical copy in my possession always.
- My most treasured possession is my spit bucket.
- How the blank book came into my possession.
- But I do think there there are people that report possessions all the time.
Examples
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Every single possession, every memory, everything you've had your whole life gone in a second.
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The fact remains that I am in possession of evidence of the commission of a crime.
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And I know that I want the physical copy in my possession always.
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I am prepared to share my possessions with Joe.
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That automobile is not just a possession of mine.
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Your identity is your most valuable possession.
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The people were not even given five minutes... To collect their personal possessions.
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Have your belongings remained in your possession the entire time?
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They took so many of my possessions into custody.
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Your identity is your most valuable possession and should be protected at all costs.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
Something that a person or group owns, for example land and buildings
16
3.1
Things a person owns that can be moved, like furniture or jewelry
7
3.0
A thing you can touch that belongs to someone
3
4.1
Things a person owns, like clothes, money, and furniture
2
3.2
A physical thing you own like money or a house, not a feeling
1
1.0
Things a person owns and can carry
A thing you own that you can touch
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
5
8.2
Having or controlling something the law forbids that can lead to criminal charges
- NSFW
4
5.3
Having banned things like drugs or guns when the law does not allow it
1
6.7
A calm, confident control of your feelings and actions in difficult situations
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Possession comes from the Latin possidere, 'to have' or 'to hold', and shares the same root as English possess. That is why a possession is simply something you 'have' or 'own'.