possess

Các nghĩa

1. sở hữu

   To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.

   transitive

   He does not even possess a working telephone.

2. ám ảnh, chi phối

   Of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence.

   transitive

   I am poſſeſt with an adulterate blot, / My bloud is mingled with the crime of luſt: […]

   A horrid mistrust of the whole house possessed me. I saw it in the light of a deadly trap.

   I saw that turbulent emotions possessed her, so I asked what I thought would be some sedative questions about her little girl.

3. nhập, ám

   Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).

   transitive

   They thought he was possessed by evil spirits.

   If all the diuels of hell be drawne in little, and Legion himſelfe poſſeſt him, yet Ile ſpeake to him.

   I ſtand centinell perdu, and ſomebody dyes if I ſleepe, I am poſſeſt with the diuell and cannot ſleepe.

4. kiểm soát, làm chủ

   Of a person: to control or dominate (oneself or someone, or one's own or someone's heart, mind, etc.).

   also · literary · poetic · reflexive · transitive

   Uneasy persons, who cannot possess their own minds, vent their spleen upon all who depend upon them; […]

   Take me—mould me to your will, possess my heart and soul to all eternity.

   I tried to possess my soul in patience, and to forget how hungry I was.

5. chiếm hữu tình dục

   To dominate (a person) sexually; to have sexual intercourse with (a person).

   also · literary · poetic · reflexive · transitive

   Now tell me how long you would haue her, after you haue poſſeſt her?

6. chiếm hữu (không sở hữu)

   To have control or possession of, but not to own (a chattel or an interest in land).

   transitive

Dạng khác

• possesses present, singular, third-person
• possessing participle, present
• possessed participle, past