possession

/pə'zeʃn/

Thân thiện

The team maintained possession of the ball for most of the game.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The state of having, owning, or controlling something: The condition of possessing an object, property, or right.
   • Something that is owned or possessed: An item, asset, or piece of property that belongs to someone.
   • Control of the ball or puck in a sport: In sports like soccer or hockey, the state of a team or player having control of the ball during play.
   • A territory under the control of a foreign power: A region or country that is governed by another state.
   • The state of being dominated by an external force or emotion: Being under the control of a powerful feeling, idea, or supernatural influence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She took possession of the house after the legal documents were signed.
  • The family's most prized possession was an old painting.
  • Our team maintained possession of the ball for most of the second half.
  • The island was a former colonial possession.
  • He spoke as if in a state of demonic possession.

Advanced Usage

• "In possession of": Having or owning something.
  • The police found him in possession of stolen goods.
• "To take possession of": To assume ownership or control of something.
  • The new owners will take possession of the building next month.
• "To come into possession of": To acquire or receive something.
  • She came into possession of a rare manuscript.

Variants and Related Words

• Possess (verb): To have or own something.
  • He possesses great wealth.
• Possessive (adjective): Showing a desire to own or control; relating to ownership.
  • She has a possessive attitude toward her friends.
• Possessor (noun): A person who owns or possesses something.
  • The possessor of the winning ticket.

Synonyms

• Ownership: The state or right of possessing something.
• Property: Something owned; possessions collectively.
• Control: The power to influence or direct.
• Holdings: Property, especially stocks and bonds.

Related Phrases

• "Possession is nine-tenths of the law" (Idiom): A saying suggesting that ownership is easier to maintain if one has possession of something, or hard to enforce if one does not.
  • He refused to give back the book, claiming that possession is nine-tenths of the law.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
   • they took possession of the ball on their own goal line
2. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
3. a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
4. a mania restricted to one thing or idea
5. being controlled by passion or the supernatural
6. anything owned or possessed
7. the act of having and controlling property

Từ đồng nghĩa

• self-control
• self-possession
• willpower
• will power
• self-command
• self-will
• monomania
• ownership