Definition

1. Verb:
   • To possess: To have or own something as property; to hold something as one's own.
   • To appropriate: To take something for oneself, often without right or permission; to seize control or ownership.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta muốn chiếm hữu mảnh đất đó. (He wants to possess that piece of land.)
  • Không được chiếm hữu tài sản của người khác. (You must not appropriate others' property.)
  • Cảm giác chiếm hữu trong tình yêu đôi khi rất mạnh mẽ. (The feeling of possession in love can sometimes be very strong.)

Advanced Usage

• "chiếm hữu nô lệ": slave-owning; pertaining to a system of slavery.
  • Chế độ chiếm hữu nô lệ đã bị xóa bỏ. (The slave-owning system was abolished.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự chiếm hữu (n): possession, ownership.
  • Sự chiếm hữu tài sản phải được chứng minh bằng giấy tờ. (Ownership of property must be proven with documents.)

Synonyms

• Possess: To have as belonging to one.
• Own: To have something as one's property.
• Appropriate: To take something for one's own use.

Related Idioms

• Lòng chiếm hữu: A possessive nature or feeling.
  • Anh ấy có lòng chiếm hữu rất cao. (He has a very possessive nature.)

verb

1. To hold, to own