possess
verb (used with object)
to have as belonging to one; have as property; own.
had possessed
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past perfectof possess.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She didn’t have a computer, and even if she had possessed one, living in rural Whatcom County prevented her from accessing the internet at home.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
If he had possessed no prior knowledge, the judge said, Mr. Hadi had a duty to punish the perpetrators.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
Market trader Bashi Ali told AFP news agency he had possessed several businesses in the market and they had all been burnt to ash.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2022
NSO has been embroiled in a domestic scandal since last week when the Hebrew-language business newspaper Calcalist reported that police in Israel had possessed Pegasus spyware since 2013.
From The Verge ● Jan. 25, 2022
She approached Boaz, trying to find the source of the sound, wondering whether the ghost who had found Anat had possessed him now, too.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
