possess

Pronúncia: pəˈzɛs
    transitive verb
  1. (also to be possessed of) [have, own] posseir, tenir.
  2. it possesses many advantages té molts avantatges.
  3. they possess a fortune (tenen \ posseeixen) una fortuna.

  4. to be possessed by an idea estar (dominat \ obsessionat) per una idea.
  5. we are possessed by many doubts estem plens de dubtes.
  6. whatever can have possessed you? com ho has pogut fer?
  7. what possessed you to do that? què et va empènyer a fer això?
  8. what can have possessed you to think like that? què t'ha pogut empènyer a pensar així?
  9. intransitive verb
  10. a to possess oneself of prendre possessió de.
  11. [violently] apoderar-se de.

  12. to possess oneself in patience tenir (paciència \ calma \ aguant).