English-German translations for possess

• besitzen
  Gesundheit ist das wertvollste Gut, das wir besitzen. Health is the most valuable asset we possess.
  Die meisten Bürger Europas besitzen einen Führerschein. A majority of European citizens possess a driving licence.
  Ich wusste nicht, dass Sie solch melodramatisches Talent besitzen. I was unaware that you possessed such a talent for rhapsody.
• verfügen
  Über derartige Informationen verfügen wir nicht. We do not possess such information.
  So verfügen die baskischen autonomen Gemeinschaften hier über echte Befugnisse. Thus, the Basque Autonomous Communities possess real power.
  Verfügen wir über ausreichende Informationen für unsere Aufsicht? Do we possess sufficient information to perform our monitoring role?

Definition of possess

• To have; to have ownership of
• To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner
• To vest ownership in ; to give someone power or knowledge; to acquaint; to inform

Examples

• He does not even possess a working telephone
• They thought he was possessed by evil spirits
• What on earth possessed you to go walking by the quarry at midnight?

Related words

• possession
• possessor
• repossess
• possessing
• possessed
• possessions
• prepossess
• prepossessing
• unprepossessing