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transitive verb1) (own) besitzen2) (have as faculty or quality) haben3) (dominate) [Furcht usw.:] ergreifen, Besitz nehmen von [Person]what possessed you/him? — (coll.) was ist in dich/ihn gefahren?
* * *[pə'zes](to own or have: How much money does he possess?) besitzen- academic.ru/56938/possession">possession- possessive
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- possessor* * *pos·sess[pəˈzes]vt1. (own, have)▪ to \possess sth etw besitzento \possess charm Charme haben [o besitzen]to \possess dignity voller Würde seinto \possess magical powers über magische Kräfte verfügento \possess special skills besondere Fähigkeiten besitzen▪ to \possess sth etw [illegal] besitzenhe was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for \possessing heroin er wurde wegen Heroinbesitzes zu sechs Monaten Haft verurteiltthey've been charged with \possessing guns and explosives sie sind wegen Waffen- und Sprengstoffbesitzes angeklagt worden▪ to \possess sb:what \possessed you? was ist denn [bloß] in dich gefahren?to be \possessed by demons/the Devil von Dämonen/vom Teufel besessen seinto be \possessed by the urge to do sth von dem Drang besessen sein, etw tun zu müssenlike [some]one/a man/woman \possessed wie ein Besessener/eine Besessene▪ to be \possessed of sth etw besitzen [o haben]to be \possessed of a sense of humour Humor haben6.* * *[pə'zes]vtbesitzen; (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 the urge to do sth — von dem Drang besessen sein, etw tun zu müssen
like a man/woman possessed —
whatever possessed you to do that? —
* * *possess [pəˈzes] v/t1. allg, auch fig Eigenschaften, Mut, Kenntnisse etc besitzen, haben3. Gewalt haben über (akk), auch weitS. eine Sprache etc beherrschen:possess one’s soul in patience obs sich in Geduld fassenbe possessed of sth etwas besitzen;possess o.s. of sth etwas in Besitz nehmen, sich einer Sache bemächtigen* * *transitive verb1) (own) besitzen2) (have as faculty or quality) haben3) (dominate) [Furcht usw.:] ergreifen, Besitz nehmen von [Person]what possessed you/him? — (coll.) was ist in dich/ihn gefahren?
* * *v.besitzen v.
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