Foundation level · Year 4 · free
possess
verb · Say it: puh-ZESS
What it means
Foundationto have or own something
My grandad possesses a huge collection of old stamps from around the world.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- have
- hold
- own
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- lack
More examples
- Does anyone in the class possess a spare pencil I could borrow?
Where the word comes from
From Latin 'possidere', meaning to occupy or hold.
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