possess
dieNounbesitzen
Word details
- German meaning
- Besitz; Dinge, die jemandem gehören.
- English meaning
- Possession
- Synonym
- Besitztum, Eigentum
- German example
- Sie packte ihre wenigen Habseligkeiten in einen Koffer.
- English example
- She packed her few possessions into a suitcase.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Habseligkeit
- Plural Form
- die Habseligkeiten
Related words
- haben
possess
- innehaben
possess
- besitzen
possess
- besitzt
possesses
- Besitzer
possessor
- possessiv
possessive
- Possessivsuffix
possessive suffix
- Possessivkompositum
possessive compound
- Habseligkeit
possessiveness
- Inbesitzhalten
to retain possession
- Inbesitzhalten
to hold in possession
- besitzen
to possess
- Inbesitznahme
taking possession
- behaben
to possess
- Vollbesitz
complete possession
- Eroberer
A conqueror is a person who subdues and takes possession of a territory or people by military force.
- Kuckucksei
A cuckoo's egg is, figuratively, something that is slipped into someone's possession unnoticed, often with negative consequences.
- Possessivkompositum
Possessive compound
- Urchrist
Early Christian
- Prahlerei
Boasting is the act of excessively bragging about one's achievements or possessions.
- Besitzdenken
Possessiveness
- erobern
To conquer means to take possession of something by force or by overcoming resistance.
- verfügen
to possess
- bemächtigen
To seize means to take possession of something forcibly or unlawfully.
- innehaben
Possess
- genitivisch
Genitive
- besitzergreifend
Possessive
- unrechtmäßig
Illegal, unlawful
- oknophil
Oknophilia
- possessiv
Possessive
- zweigeschlechtig
Hermaphroditic means that a living being possesses both male and female sex organs or exhibits characteristics of both sexes. None
- Habe
possessions, belongings
- Possessivpronomen
Possessive pronoun
- Haschisch
Hashish is a drug made from the resin of the cannabis plant.
- Marihuana
Marijuana
- Hochkomma
Apostrophe
- Possessivsuffix
possessive suffix
- Erbin
An heiress is a female person who receives assets or possessions through inheritance.
- Quastenflosser
A coelacanth is a rare fish considered a living fossil, possessing both gills and lung-like organs.
- Springmesser
switchblade
- Manteltier
A tunicate is a marine animal belonging to the chordates, possessing an outer tunic.
- Kulak
Kulak
- Tikitaka
Tiki-taka is a style of play in football characterized by short, quick passes and ball possession.
- Sonderverwaltungszone
Special administrative region, an administrative region of a state that possesses greater autonomy than other regions.
- Besitzgier
Greed for possessions
- Besitztum
Possession
- vermögend
Wealthy means that someone has a lot of money and possessions.
- Mammon
Mammon refers to wealth and possessions that are worshipped as something divine and are often associated with greed and materialism.
- flächengroß
Flächengroß means possessing a large area or expanse.
Example sentences with “possess”
Er besitzt ein großes Haus. (He possesses a large house.)
Frequently asked questions
How to conjugate 'besitzen'?
It is a regular verb with a stem change: 'ich besitze', 'du besitzt'.