"possession" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈzɛʃən/ Audio: en-us-possession.ogg [US] Forms: possessions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʃən Etymology: From Latin possessiō, possessiōnis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|possessio|possessiō, possessiōnis}} Latin possessiō, possessiōnis Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} possession (countable and uncountable, plural possessions)
  1. Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fictional abilities
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun-CH6UTz3~ Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 14 12 6 17 12 7 9 5 16 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 3 25 2 2 9 3 18 2
  2. Something that is owned. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fictional abilities Translations (something that is owned): κτῆμα (ktêma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), κτέαρ (ktéar) [Epic, neuter] (Ancient Greek), مُمْتَلَك (mumtalak) [masculine] (Arabic), գույք (guykʿ) (Armenian), սեփականություն (sepʿakanutʿyun) (Armenian), маёмасць (majómascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), маёмасьць (majómasʹcʹ) [Taraškievica, feminine] (Belarusian), скарб (skarb) [masculine] (Belarusian), иму́щество (imúštestvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), со́бственост (sóbstvenost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ဥစ္စာ (ucca) (Burmese), possessió [feminine] (Catalan), propietat [feminine] (Catalan), 所有物 (suǒyǒuwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 財產 (Chinese Mandarin), 财产 (cáichǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), majetek [masculine] (Czech), bezitting [feminine] (Dutch), posedaĵo (Esperanto), omaisuus (Finnish), bien [masculine] (French), posesión [feminine] (Galician), ქონა (kona) (Georgian), Gut [neuter] (German), 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (aihts) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃 (swēs) [neuter] (Gothic), περιουσιακό στοιχείο (periousiakó stoicheío) [neuter] (Greek), απόκτημα (apóktima) [neuter] (Greek), κτήμα (ktíma) [neuter] (Greek), περιουσία (periousía) (english: all one's possessions) [feminine] (Greek), birtok (Hungarian), tulajdon (Hungarian), vagyon (Hungarian), javak (Hungarian), sealúchas [masculine] (Irish), 保有物 (hoyūbutsu) (Japanese), 所有物 (shoyūbutsu) (Japanese), កម្មសិទ្ធិ (kammea’settʰi’) (Khmer), 소유물 (soyumul) (Korean), bonum [neuter] (Latin), сопственост (sopstvenost) [feminine] (Macedonian), rirohanga (Maori), warisoun (Middle English), inchxǫ́ʼí (Navajo), yódí (Navajo), eiendom [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ǣht [feminine] (Old English), āgenung [feminine] (Old English), dobytek [masculine] (Polish), własność [feminine] (Polish), majątek [masculine] (Polish), possessão [feminine] (Portuguese), posse (Portuguese), posesie [feminine] (Romanian), proprietate [feminine] (Romanian), иму́щество (imúščestvo) [neuter] (Russian), со́бственность (sóbstvennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), добро́ (dobró) (note: colloquial or dated) [neuter] (Russian), скарб (skarb) [dated, masculine] (Russian), majetok [masculine] (Slovak), posesión [feminine] (Spanish), ägodel [common-gender] (Swedish), egendom [common-gender] (Swedish), ครอบครอง (krɔ̂ɔp-krɔɔng) (Thai), waipecce (Tocharian B), майно́ (majnó) [neuter] (Ukrainian), має́тність (majétnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), скарб (skarb) [masculine] (Ukrainian), худо́ба (xudóba) [dialectal, feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun-5hG1y0eR Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 14 12 6 17 12 7 9 5 16 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 3 25 2 2 9 3 18 2 Disambiguation of 'something that is owned': 5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4
  3. Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): owndom, retention Translations (control or occupancy without legal ownership): حَوْزَة (ḥawza) (Arabic), улада́нне (uladánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), улада́ньне (uladánʹnje) [Taraškievica, neuter] (Belarusian), вало́данне (valódannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), вало́даньне (valódanʹnje) [Taraškievica, neuter] (Belarusian), владе́ние (vladénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), vlastnictví [neuter] (Czech), hallussapito (Finnish), κατοχή (katochí) [feminine] (Greek), νομή (nomí) [feminine] [law] (Greek), birtokbavétel (english: occupation) (Hungarian), felhasználás (english: use/utilization) (Hungarian), tényleges használat (english: actual utilization) (Hungarian), igénybevétel (english: making use of sth.) (Hungarian), владеење (vladeenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), władanie [neuter] (Polish), invasão [feminine] (Portuguese), posse (Portuguese), posesie [feminine] (Romanian), владе́ние (vladénije) [neuter] (Russian), облада́ние (obladánije) [neuter] (Russian), vlastnenie [neuter] (Slovak), posesión [feminine] (Spanish), posesión natural [feminine] (Spanish), володі́ння (volodínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), meddiant [masculine] (Welsh) Translations (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): κτῆσις (ktêsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), κατοχή (katokhḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), مُلْكِيّة (mulkiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), حَوْزَة (ḥawza) (Arabic), عُهْدَة (ʕuhda) [feminine] (Arabic), притежание (pritežanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), propietat [feminine] (Catalan), possessió [feminine] (Catalan), 佔有 (Chinese Mandarin), 占有 (zhànyǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), bezit [neuter] (Dutch), bezittingen [plural] (Dutch), omistajuus (Finnish), possession [feminine] (French), propriété [feminine] (French), κατοχή (katochí) [feminine] (Greek), ιδιοκτησία (idioktisía) [feminine] (Greek), κυριότητα (kyriótita) [feminine] (Greek), birtoklás (Hungarian), seilbh [feminine] (Irish), possesso [masculine] (Italian), 保持 (hoji) (Japanese), 保有 (hoyū) (Japanese), 所持 (shoji) (Japanese), 所有 (shoyū) (Japanese), warisoun (Middle English), eierskap [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), ǣht [feminine] (Old English), posiadanie [neuter] (Polish), possessão [feminine] (Portuguese), posse (Portuguese), posesiune [feminine] (Romanian), proprietate (Romanian), stăpânire [feminine] (Romanian), облада́ние (obladánije) [neuter] (Russian), владе́ние (vladénije) [neuter] (Russian), sealbhachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), tenencia [feminine] (Spanish), posesión civil [feminine] (Spanish), innehav [neuter] (Swedish), wayır (diq) [common-gender] (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun-Rtl0p2LM Disambiguation of "taking, holding, keeping something as one's own": 2 4 88 0 1 1 1 1 2 Disambiguation of 'control or occupancy without legal ownership': 30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15 Disambiguation of "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own": 1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6
  4. A territory under the rule of another country. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fictional abilities Translations (a territory under the rule of another country): possessió [feminine] (Catalan), alusmaa (Finnish), possessions [feminine, plural] (French), függő terület (english: dependent territory) (Hungarian), gyarmat (english: colony) (Hungarian), gabháltas [masculine] (Irish), 占領地 (senryōchi) (Japanese), posiadłość [feminine] (Polish), possessão [feminine] (Portuguese), domínio [masculine] (Portuguese), stăpânire [feminine] (Romanian), posesie [feminine] (Romanian), владе́ния (vladénija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), зави́симая террито́рия (zavísimaja territórija) [feminine] (Russian), posesiones [feminine, plural] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun--bUqMO52 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 14 12 6 17 12 7 9 5 16 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 3 25 2 2 9 3 18 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 15 4 23 3 3 10 2 17 4 Disambiguation of 'a territory under the rule of another country': 4 2 1 84 0 2 2 1 4
  5. The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fictional abilities Translations (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon): مَسّ (mass) [masculine] (Arabic), تَلَبُّس (talabbus) [masculine] (Arabic), আসর (asôr) (Bengali), обсебеност (obsebenost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), possessió [feminine] (Catalan), bezetenheid [feminine] (Dutch), riivaus (Finnish), possession [feminine] (French), Besessenheit [feminine] (German), megszállottság (Hungarian), őrültség (Hungarian), kerasukan (Indonesian), kesurupan (Indonesian), 憑依 (hyōi) (Japanese), besittelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), opętanie [neuter] (Polish), possessão [feminine] (Portuguese), demonism [neuter] (Romanian), demonie [feminine] (Romanian), posesiune [feminine] (Romanian), одержи́мость (oderžímostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), бѐсоодержи́мость (bèsooderžímostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), posesión [feminine] (Spanish), ఆవేశము (āvēśamu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun-Au3PG6mk Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 14 12 6 17 12 7 9 5 16 3 Disambiguation of 'the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon': 16 10 4 15 27 7 5 1 14
  6. The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun-eY3eVteS
  7. (sports) Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports Translations (control of the ball in a disputed sports game): притежание (pritežanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), possessió [feminine] (Catalan), hallinta (Finnish), hallussapito (Finnish), possession [feminine] (French), Ballbesitz [masculine] (German), birtoklás (Hungarian), labdabirtoklás (Hungarian), posedare [feminine] (Romanian), bollinnehav [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun-Naw9n3O4 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'control of the ball in a disputed sports game': 7 1 2 1 1 11 49 23 3
  8. (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Australian rules football
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun-sZB5QXiK
  9. (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics, Fictional abilities
    Sense id: en-possession-en-noun-~qyFNTFF Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 14 12 6 17 12 7 9 5 16 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 3 25 2 2 9 3 18 2 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ight [obsolete] Hyponyms: mortmain

Verb

IPA: /pəˈzɛʃən/ Audio: en-us-possession.ogg [US] Forms: possessions [present, singular, third-person], possessioning [participle, present], possessioned [participle, past], possessioned [past]
Rhymes: -ɛʃən Etymology: From Latin possessiō, possessiōnis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|possessio|possessiō, possessiōnis}} Latin possessiō, possessiōnis Head templates: {{en-verb}} possession (third-person singular simple present possessions, present participle possessioning, simple past and past participle possessioned)
  1. (obsolete) To invest with property. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-possession-en-verb-m-b1Nh6i

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "ဥစ္စာ"
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          "sense": "something that is owned",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "suǒyǒuwù",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "所有物"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "財產"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cáichǎn",
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          "word": "财产"
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          "sense": "something that is owned",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "something that is owned",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "omaisuus"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "bien"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posesión"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "kona",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "ქონა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Gut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "aihts",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "swēs",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "periousiakó stoicheío",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "περιουσιακό στοιχείο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apóktima",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "απόκτημα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ktíma",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κτήμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "el",
          "english": "all one's possessions",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "periousía",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "περιουσία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ktêma",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κτῆμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ktéar",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "Epic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κτέαρ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "birtok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "tulajdon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "vagyon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "javak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sealúchas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hoyūbutsu",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "保有物"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shoyūbutsu",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "所有物"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kammea’settʰi’",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "កម្មសិទ្ធិ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "soyumul",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "소유물"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bonum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "sopstvenost",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "сопственост"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "rirohanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "warisoun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "inchxǫ́ʼí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "yódí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eiendom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ǣht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "āgenung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dobytek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "własność"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "majątek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possessão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "posse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posesie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "proprietate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "imúščestvo",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "иму́щество"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sóbstvennostʹ",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "со́бственность"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "colloquial or dated",
          "roman": "dobró",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "добро́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "skarb",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "dated",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "скарб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "majetok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posesión"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "ägodel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "egendom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "krɔ̂ɔp-krɔɔng",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "ครอบครอง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "word": "waipecce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "majnó",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "майно́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "majétnistʹ",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "має́тність"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "skarb",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "скарб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 4 4 1 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "xudóba",
          "sense": "something that is owned",
          "tags": [
            "dialectal",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "худо́ба"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The car is in my possession.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I'm in possession of the car.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own."
      ],
      "id": "en-possession-en-noun-Rtl0p2LM",
      "links": [
        [
          "Ownership",
          "ownership"
        ],
        [
          "taking",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ],
        [
          "own",
          "own"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 88 0 1 1 1 1 2",
          "sense": "taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "word": "owndom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 88 0 1 1 1 1 2",
          "sense": "taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "word": "retention"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḥawza",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "word": "حَوْزَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "uladánnje",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "улада́нне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "uladánʹnje",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "Taraškievica",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "улада́ньне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "valódannje",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "вало́данне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "valódanʹnje",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "Taraškievica",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "вало́даньне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vladénie",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "владе́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "vlastnictví"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "word": "hallussapito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katochí",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "κατοχή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "nomí",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "law"
          ],
          "word": "νομή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "occupation",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "word": "birtokbavétel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "use/utilization",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "word": "felhasználás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "actual utilization",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "word": "tényleges használat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "making use of sth.",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "word": "igénybevétel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "vladeenje",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "владеење"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "władanie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "invasão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "word": "posse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posesie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vladénije",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "владе́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obladánije",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "облада́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "vlastnenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posesión"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "posesión natural"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "volodínnja",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "володі́ння"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 0 39 2 0 5 8 1 15",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "meddiant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mulkiyya",
          "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مُلْكِيّة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḥawza",
          "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "word": "حَوْزَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕuhda",
          "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "عُهْدَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pritežanie",
          "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "притежание"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "propietat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "possessió"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
          "word": "佔有"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 89 0 1 0 0 0 6",
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      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "word": "tényleges használat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "making use of sth.",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "word": "igénybevétel"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vladeenje",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "владеење"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "władanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "invasão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "word": "posse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vladénije",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "владе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obladánije",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "облада́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vlastnenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesión"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesión natural"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "volodínnja",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "володі́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "control or occupancy without legal ownership",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meddiant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mumtalak",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُمْتَلَك"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "guykʿ",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "գույք"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "sepʿakanutʿyun",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "սեփականություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "majómascʹ",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "маёмасць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "majómasʹcʹ",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "Taraškievica",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "маёмасьць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "skarb",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скарб"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "imúštestvo",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "иму́щество"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sóbstvenost",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "со́бственост"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ucca",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "ဥစ္စာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessió"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "propietat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "suǒyǒuwù",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "所有物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "財產"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cáichǎn",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "财产"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "majetek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bezitting"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "posedaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "omaisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bien"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesión"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "kona",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "ქონა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gut"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "aihts",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "swēs",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "periousiakó stoicheío",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "περιουσιακό στοιχείο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apóktima",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "απόκτημα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ktíma",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κτήμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "english": "all one's possessions",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "periousía",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "περιουσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ktêma",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κτῆμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ktéar",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "Epic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κτέαρ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "birtok"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "tulajdon"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "vagyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "javak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sealúchas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hoyūbutsu",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "保有物"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shoyūbutsu",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "所有物"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kammea’settʰi’",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "កម្មសិទ្ធិ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "soyumul",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "소유물"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bonum"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sopstvenost",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сопственост"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "rirohanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "warisoun"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "inchxǫ́ʼí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "yódí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eiendom"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ǣht"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "āgenung"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dobytek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "własność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "majątek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "posse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "proprietate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "imúščestvo",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "иму́щество"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sóbstvennostʹ",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "со́бственность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "colloquial or dated",
      "roman": "dobró",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "добро́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skarb",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скарб"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "majetok"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesión"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ägodel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "egendom"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "krɔ̂ɔp-krɔɔng",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "ครอบครอง"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "word": "waipecce"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "majnó",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "майно́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "majétnistʹ",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "має́тність"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skarb",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скарб"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xudóba",
      "sense": "something that is owned",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "худо́ба"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mulkiyya",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مُلْكِيّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥawza",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "حَوْزَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕuhda",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "عُهْدَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pritežanie",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "притежание"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "propietat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessió"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "佔有"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhànyǒu",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "占有"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bezit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bezittingen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "omistajuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possession"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "propriété"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katochí",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κατοχή"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "idioktisía",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ιδιοκτησία"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kyriótita",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κυριότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ktêsis",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κτῆσις"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "katokhḗ",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κατοχή"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "birtoklás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seilbh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "possesso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hoji",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "保持"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hoyū",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "保有"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shoji",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "所持"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shoyū",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "所有"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "warisoun"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "eierskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ǣht"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "posiadanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "posse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "word": "proprietate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stăpânire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obladánije",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "облада́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vladénije",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "владе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sealbhachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tenencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesión civil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "innehav"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "wayır (diq)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessió"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "word": "alusmaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "possessions"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "dependent territory",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "word": "függő terület"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "colony",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "word": "gyarmat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gabháltas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "senryōchi",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "word": "占領地"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posiadłość"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "domínio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stăpânire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vladénija",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "владе́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavísimaja territórija",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зави́симая террито́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a territory under the rule of another country",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "posesiones"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mass",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَسّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "talabbus",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَلَبُّس"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "asôr",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "word": "আসর"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obsebenost",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "обсебеност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessió"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bezetenheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "word": "riivaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possession"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Besessenheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "word": "megszállottság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "word": "őrültség"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "word": "kerasukan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "word": "kesurupan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hyōi",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "word": "憑依"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "besittelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "opętanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "demonism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demonie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oderžímostʹ",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "одержи́мость"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bèsooderžímostʹ",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бѐсоодержи́мость"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posesión"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "āvēśamu",
      "sense": "the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon",
      "word": "ఆవేశము"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pritežanie",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "притежание"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possessió"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "word": "hallinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "word": "hallussapito"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "possession"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ballbesitz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "word": "birtoklás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "word": "labdabirtoklás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posedare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "control of the ball in a disputed sports game",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bollinnehav"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Possession (disambiguation)",
    "possession"
  ],
  "word": "possession"
}

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    "Requests for review of Interlingua translations",
    "Requests for review of Italian translations",
    "Requests for review of Spanish translations",
    "Requests for review of Swedish translations",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɛʃən/3 syllables",
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      "glosses": [
        "To invest with property."
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        "(obsolete) To invest with property."
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      "rhymes": "-ɛʃən"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/En-us-possession.ogg",
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Possession (disambiguation)"
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}

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