possess
verb (used with object)
to have as belonging to one; have as property; own.
are possessing
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present progressiveof possess.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Ghosts have infested a wealthy widow’s factory and are possessing appliances, seducing her son and cozying up to the prime minister for favors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
They are rapidly passing from the renters' class to the owners' class; they are possessing themselves of the soil.
From Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements by Booker T. Washington
