English-Dutch translations for possession

• bezetenheid
• bezit
  Waarom noem ik het bezit, beste collega's? Why do I talk about possession, ladies and gentleman?
  Hierdoor kunnen consumenten het gekochte product eerder in bezit nemen. It will enable consumers to take earlier possession of the product purchased.
  Het bezit van een geldige certificering is een cruciale vereiste. The possession of valid certification is a key requirement.
• bezitting
• bezittingen
  Zijn bezittingen werden in beslag genomen en hij werd gevangengezet. His possessions were confiscated and he was imprisoned.
  Mijn gedachten zijn bij degenen die al hun bezittingen zijn kwijtgeraakt. My thoughts are with those who have lost their homes and possessions.
  De vluchtelingen verkopen al hun bezittingen om een ticket naar Europa te kunnen betalen. The refugees sell all their worldly possessions in order to buy a passage to Europe.
• possessie
• vermogen
  Gelukkig zijn velen die op dit moment de pensioengerechtigde leeftijd bereiken in het volle bezit van hun geestelijke en lichamelijke vermogens, en blijven dat tot op hoge leeftijd. Many people, thank God, reach retirement age in full possession of their mental and physical faculties today and remain fit up to a ripe old age.

Definition of possession

• Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights
• Something that is owned
• Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own
• A territory under the rule of another country
• The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity
• The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness
• A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball
• A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership
• To invest with property

Examples

• The car quickly became his most prized possession.
• I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
• The car is in my possession.
• Im in possession of the car.
• Réunion is the largest of Frances overseas possessions.
• Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
• The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
• Some languages distinguish between a construction like my car, which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone elses — and one like my foot, which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.

Related words

• possessions
• self-possession
• repossession
• dispossession
• right of possession
• adverse possession
• take possession
• proprietary possession
• take possession of, enter into