Definition: 1. Have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill. 2. Have ownership or possession of. 3. Enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas.
Use 'possess' in a sentence:
1. They are crediting science with power it doesn't possess.
2. Insects certainly possess some key advantages over traditional Western meat sources.
3. She possessed the vibrant personality that is so often popularly associated with Spanish women.
4. The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works.
5. He behaved like someone possessed.
6. In prison they'd taken away his watch and everything he possessed.
7. Some animals possess the characteristic of humans.
8. Interesting people usually possess certain unique qualities, according to a TV program producer.
9. He possessed a raw energy allied to a feeling of something special.
10. What sound judgments, what a knowledge of men and matters you possess!
11. What really matters is how the people who possess authority think of it.
12. What skills should he possess?
13. Those individuals who possess characteristics that provide them with an advantage in the struggle for existence are more likely to survive and contribute their genes to the next generation.
14. He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
15. She had endowed Marcus with the qualities she wanted him to possess.
16. Her paintings possess the power to enchant one if one is fortunate enough to see her work and hear her music.
17. She pretends to various abilities she doesn't possess.
18. He is possessed of an extraordinary fund of energy.
19. To possess wealth is not always to be happy.
20. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess none of them.
21. What possessed him to say such a thing?
22. Its history is expressive of the character and development of the people who possess it.
23. She was possessed of exceptional powers of concentration.
24. What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?
25. In the past the root of this plant was said to possess magical power which could cure baldness.
26. Furthermore, the gypsum was found to possess peculiarities of composition and structure that suggested it had formed on desert flats.
27. Joe had willed them everything he possessed.
28. I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
29. This essay conveys the idea that as important as teaching knowledge is, it is as important if not more important for teachers to possess other qualities.
30. Unfortunately, rich countries possess most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.
31. HIV has proven to possess an ability to mutate into drug-resistant forms.
32. This figure has long been held to possess miraculous power.
33. Joe had willed everything he possessed to them.
34. If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense.
35. Some animals possess the characteristic of man.
36. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
37. Those who watch primarily entertainment shows may come to believe that most people in the world possess great wealth and good looks.
38. Under state law, it is a misdemeanour to possess a firearm on school premises.
39. Their own lives already seemed to possess the symmetries of narrative art.
40. All human beings possess a body clock.
41. Recently, birds have been found to possess some of the same cognitive abilities!
42. Let me find, when you enjoy honor and distinction, that you possess a grateful heart.
43. Researchers have long been interested in whether animals possess this capability, but couldn't test it because animals aren't able to report their feelings.
44. Writing calls for a critical attitude of mind that he did not possess.
45. Since the 1980s, experts have been claiming that the skill demands of today's jobs have outstripped the skills workers possess.
46. She has convinced herself that she is possessed by the devil.
47. They believed she was possessed by devils.
48. She even claimed the couple's daughter was possessed by the devil.
49. It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
50. What she does possess is the ability to get straight to the core of a problem.
51. She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply.
52. However, a pilot can only choose to fly IFR if they possess an instrument rating which is above and beyond the basic pilot's license that must also be held.
53. The ability to relate well with their student is something a counselor should possess, not a teacher.
54. The ability to relate well with their students is something a counselor should possess, not a teacher.
55. He flew out of the room like a man possessed.
56. No matter how bad people may seem, they possess at least one virtue. Be like the humming bird and pick out the sweetness of everyone's character.
57. He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon.
