possess
verb (used with object)
to have as belonging to one; have as property; own.
possesses
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present tense formof possess (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"Markets aggregate information no committee possesses, and prices are how that information reaches decision makers," Druckenmiller said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last month.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
He possesses lightning pace, creativity and goals, but he is not a like-for-like replacement for Salah, preferring to operate on the left.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
There’s Olive, 12, from Charlotte, North Carolina, whose goal is to sell 8,000 boxes and who already possesses the polished ease of someone who understands how to speak to an audience.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
They can reveal which genes an animal possesses without showing exactly where those genes are positioned along its chromosomes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Of course her load is heavy; these bags contain everything she possesses in the world.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
