possess

[USA]/pəˈzes/
[UK]/pəˈzes/
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Oversættelse

possess

vt. at eje eller eje; at besætte eller kontrollere.
Word Forms
Present Participlepossessing
Past Participlepossessed
Third Person Singularpossesses
Past Tensepossessed

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

possess oneself

at besidde sig selv

possess of

at være i besiddelse af

Eksempelsætninger

I do not possess a television set.

Jeg ejer ikke et fjernsyn.

he did not possess a sense of humour.

Han havde ikke en sans for humor.

she was possessed by the Devil.

Hun var besat af Djævelen.

the craft possessed warp drive.

håndværket havde warp drive.

possess one's mind in peace

beholde roen

possess sb. of the facts of the case

informere nogen om sagens fakta

possess one's soul in patience

beholde tålmodigheden

She was possessed by the desire to be rich.

Hun var besat af ønsket om at være rig.

He is possessed of great wealth.

Han besidder stor rigdom.

possessed of a sharp tongue.

besiddende en skarp tunge.

He possesses two cars.

Han ejer to biler.

be possessed of good health

være i god behold med helbredet

She is possessed with rage.

Hun er besat af raseri.

She is possessed of health and wealth.

Hun besidder sundhed og velstand.

He possessed me of the facts.

Han informerede mig om fakta.

Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants.

Vokaler besidder større klangstyrke end konsonanter.

Virkelige Eksempler

You now possess the secret of success.

Du besidder nu succesens hemmelighed.

Kilde: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

As well as listing your hobbies, create a second list of skills that you possess.

Udover at liste dine hobbyer, skal du oprette en anden liste over færdigheder, du besidder.

Kilde: Learning charging station

The boy seemed to be possessed by evil spirits.

Drengen så ud til at være besat af onde ånder.

Kilde: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Red blood cells do not possess a nucleus.

Røde blodlegemer har ikke en cellekerne.

Kilde: Introduction to the Basics of Biology

“So you want to possess things? ”

“Så vil du gerne besidde ting? ”

Kilde: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

In the middle ages, they were thought to be possessed by the devil.

I middelalderen mente man, at de var besat af djævelen.

Kilde: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

A healthy body and a sound mind are the greatest instruments you will ever possess.

En sund krop og et sundt sind er de største instrumenter, du nogensinde vil besidde.

Kilde: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

She possessed the grace of a ballet dancer.

Hun besad en balletdancers ynde.

Kilde: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Romantic love is an obsession, it possesses you.

Romantisk kærlighed er en besættelse, den besidder dig.

Kilde: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2017 Collection

Feynman allegedly noodled with the puzzle. And Heisser became similarly possessed.

Feynman legede angiveligt med gåden. Og Heisser blev på samme måde besat.

Kilde: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2019 Collection

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