"possession" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

possession sustantivo

sustantivo + possession
Kolokacji: 32
drug possession • cocaine possession • gun possession • material possession • possession of place • possession of marijuana • ...
possession + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 4
possession charge • possession receiver • possession arrow • possession limit
possession + verbo
Kolokacji: 15
possession ends • possession passes • possession results • possession leads • possession gives • ...
verbo + possession
Kolokacji: 60
take possession • gain possession • score on one's possessions • lose possession • give possession • regain possession • get possession • ...
adjetivo + possession
Kolokacji: 68
criminal possession • personal possession • sole possession • illegal possession • British possession • demonic possession • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 19
(2) personal, physical, proud
Kolokacji: 3
(4) British, American, English
Kolokacji: 3
1. worldly possession = ziemskie posiadanie worldly possession
2. earthly possession = własność ziemskiego earthly possession
3. spiritual possession = duchowa posiadłość spiritual possession
4. sacred possession = święta posiadłość sacred possession
  • The Banner was considered a sacred possession, usually kept in a church.
  • At issue is one of its most sacred possessions: exemption from laws that prohibit price fixing and other monopolistic activities.
  • See how the emphasis is on a sacred possession.
  • We esteem personal comfort and life as our two most sacred possessions.
  • I've made a study of the ancient legends from the remnants of the records that are still in our sacred possession here.
  • To me, it was a giving up of the most sacred possession, her life, and how does a child understand that kind of love?
  • Reed obliged, flipping the ball into the stands, giving away something most pitchers consider a sacred possession.
  • His had come from the shadow skin of a white mammoth, and was his most sacred possession.
  • It was regarded as the community's most sacred possession: people in trouble would pray before it, and oaths were taken by it.
  • They looked like a line of refugees whose only sacred possessions were cameras and souvenir balloons.
(9) final, immediate
Kolokacji: 2
(10) French, Spanish, German, Dutch
Kolokacji: 4
(13) mere, simple, formal
Kolokacji: 3
(14) permanent, temporary
Kolokacji: 2
(15) territorial, colonial
Kolokacji: 2
(16) Venetian, Italian
Kolokacji: 2
(17) imperial, continental, African
Kolokacji: 3
(18) inalienable, alien
Kolokacji: 2
(19) favorite, beloved, dear
Kolokacji: 3
preposición + possession
Kolokacji: 22
for possession • of possession • with possession • in one's possession • on one's possession • ...

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