"possess" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

possess verbo

possess + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 119
possess weapons • possess knowledge • possess properties • possess qualities • possess powers • possess skills • possess strength • ...
possess + preposición
Kolokacji: 26
possessed by • possess of • possess in • possess with • possess at • ...
possess + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 29
once possess • actually possess • alone possess • no longer possess • illegally possess • ...
(1) once, formerly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) originally, initially
Kolokacji: 2
1. generally possess = ogólnie posiadaj generally possess
2. fully possess = w pełni posiadaj fully possess
  • He saw it as inexorable and overwhelmingly beautiful, but fundamentally not his to be given over to, or fully possess.
  • Before the person can fully possess this agimat, he must fight a supernatural creature called kapre.
  • Hatchlings are 12-20 cm long and, because they possess fully developed venom delivery systems, should be treated with the same respect as adults.
  • I know how strong a hold Suraklin could take, even over those he did not fully possess.
  • Both now have sought to erase those that supplant them, and the ghost is able to fully possess Michael's body.
  • Men who take many wives are greedy, holding that which they may never fully possess.
  • Since neither one can fully possess it without the other's cooperation, Prospero will have some share in Melichus' power until he is dead.
  • There's a certain intelligence that actors require that I don't fully possess.
  • Inside the store, the Shadows are trying to battle the light and fully possess Melinda, but fail on both accounts.
  • It is an ability which you did not fully possess when I first knew you.
3. evidently possess = wyraźnie posiadaj evidently possess
4. seemingly possessed = pozornie posiadać seemingly possessed
5. completely possessed = całkowicie posiadać completely possessed
(6) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2

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