the act of having and controlling property
Used in a Sentence
possession
How to use possession in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for possession.
Editorial note
I would have said "removing the data from his possession"
Examples7
Definitions7
Parts of speech1
Quick take
the act of having and controlling property
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of possession gathered in one view.
anything owned or possessed
being controlled by passion or the supernatural
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for possession.
noun
the act of having and controlling property
See also: ownership
noun
anything owned or possessed
noun
being controlled by passion or the supernatural
noun
a mania restricted to one thing or idea
See also: monomania
noun
a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
noun
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
See also: self-control, self-possession, willpower, self-command, self-will
noun
(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
Example sentences
I would have said "removing the data from his possession"
Yet no other man was more modest in the possession of the power that is knowledge, more sure that power without wisdom is deadly.
Clearly Apple has all the necessary tools in their possession to fix this problem: they own the source to both Keynote '09 and the latest Keynote.
I suspect that many other people, including criminals and certain types of marketeers are in possession of similar books.
Decriminalization essentially means that possession of small amounts of drugs is no longer an offense that warrants an arrest and jail time.
The Cartesian experiments were something like a litmus test for acidity: they sought to determine whether an object has a certain property, in this case, possession of mind, one aspect of the world.
" -- John Carmack[1] "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use possession in a sentence?
I would have said "removing the data from his possession"
What does possession mean?
the act of having and controlling property
What part of speech is possession?
possession is commonly used as noun.