possession

CEFRC1

/pəˈzɛʃn̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something that someone owns.

  2. 02

    noun

    The state of having or controlling something.

Examples

  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs.

  • Possession is nine-tenths of the law.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.

  2. Something that is owned.

  3. A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

More examples

In context

  • Prospect is often better than possession.

  • I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.

  • The car quickly became his most prized possession.

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Origin

noun

From Latin possessiō, possessiōnis. Equivalent to possess + -ion.