possess

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possess
[pəˈzes]
verbo transitivo
1poseer (property, quality, faculty)
también:
  • possessed by fear/rage -> embargado(a) por el miedo/la rabia
  • what possessed you to do that? -> ¿qué te impulsó a hacer eso?

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possess [po-ses]
1Poseer, gozar, tener en su poder (have).
2Tomar, apoderarse, hacerse dueño de algo.
3Señorear, dominar (rule over).
4Hacer adquirir o poner en posesión a uno de lo que no tiene.
5Tener a uno poseído o poseso algún espíritu infernal.
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possess [pəˈzes]
verb:transitive
1 (have) tener; poseer; (own) [+property] poseer; ser dueño de
it possesses many advantages tiene posee muchas ventajas;or to possess a large collection poseer una gran colección; to possess o.s. of (formal) tomar posesión de; (violently) apoderarse de
to possess o.s. one's soul in patienceor (literary) (humorous) armarse de paciencia
2 (control, take over)
to be possessed by an idea estar poseído por una idea; whatever can have possessed you? ¿cómo se te ocurrió?; what can have possessed you to think like that? ¿cómo has podido pensar así?

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Verb Conjugation for "possess"

Imperative
  • possess
  • you possess
  • he/she possesses
  • we possess
  • you possess
  • they possess
Preterite
  • I possessed
  • you possessed
  • he/she possessed
  • we possessed
  • you possessed
  • they possessed
Present Continuous
  • I am possessing
  • you are possessing
  • he/she is possessing
  • we are possessing
  • you are possessing
  • they are possessing
Present Perfect
  • I have possessed
  • you have possessed
  • he/she has possessed
  • we have possessed
  • you have possessed
  • they have possessed
Past Continuous
  • I was possessing
  • you were possessing
  • he/she was possessing
  • we were possessing
  • you were possessing
  • they were possessing
Past Perfect
  • I had possessed
  • you had possessed
  • he/she had possessed
  • we had possessed
  • you had possessed
  • they had possessed
Future
  • I will possess
  • you will possess
  • he/she will possess
  • we will possess
  • you will possess
  • they will possess
Future Perfect
  • I will have possessed
  • you will have possessed
  • he/she will have possessed
  • we will have possessed
  • you will have possessed
  • they will have possessed
Future Continuous
  • I will be possessing
  • you will be possessing
  • he/she will be possessing
  • we will be possessing
  • you will be possessing
  • they will be possessing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been possessing
  • you have been possessing
  • he/she has been possessing
  • we have been possessing
  • you have been possessing
  • they have been possessing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been possessing
  • you will have been possessing
  • he/she will have been possessing
  • we will have been possessing
  • you will have been possessing
  • they will have been possessing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been possessing
  • you had been possessing
  • he/she had been possessing
  • we had been possessing
  • you had been possessing
  • they had been possessing
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