possess
verb (used with object)
to have as belonging to one; have as property; own.
have been possessing
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present perfect progressiveof possess.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The same idea must have been possessing Doe, for he was saying: "Somehow I could forgive everything to those fellows you've been telling us about, but I'm blowed if I can forgive myself everything."
From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Raymond, Ernest
