See possession on Wiktionary
{ "forms": [ { "form": "possession", "tags": [ "singular" ] }, { "form": "possessions", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "Power or control over something, as distinct from lawful ownership; holding or occupancy." ], "id": "simple-possession-en-noun-SLQUPbzf", "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "I have possession of some valuable antiques." } ], "glosses": [ "ownership of something." ], "id": "simple-possession-en-noun-JEQs5yn1", "raw_tags": [ "uncountable" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "These are my possessions." } ], "glosses": [ "Something that is owned." ], "id": "simple-possession-en-noun-5hG1y0eR", "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "Puerto Rico is a possession of the United States." } ], "glosses": [ "A territory that is under the rule of another country." ], "id": "simple-possession-en-noun-4~~WD6uV", "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "Exorcism is a movie about possession." } ], "glosses": [ "Possession is when a person's body is controlled by a demon or other supernatural being." ], "id": "simple-possession-en-noun-VDgw92Qn", "raw_tags": [ "uncountable" ] }, { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "Sports", "parents": [], "source": "w" } ], "examples": [ { "text": "Real Madrid now has possession of the ball and is trying to score." } ], "glosses": [ "In sports, possession is control of the ball." ], "id": "simple-possession-en-noun-aNOkDxtd", "raw_tags": [ "uncountable", "sports" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/pəˈzɛʃən/" }, { "audio": "en-us-possession.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "possession" }
{ "forms": [ { "form": "possession", "tags": [ "singular" ] }, { "form": "possessions", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Countable nouns" ], "glosses": [ "Power or control over something, as distinct from lawful ownership; holding or occupancy." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] }, { "categories": [ "Uncountable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "I have possession of some valuable antiques." } ], "glosses": [ "ownership of something." ], "raw_tags": [ "uncountable" ] }, { "categories": [ "Countable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "These are my possessions." } ], "glosses": [ "Something that is owned." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] }, { "categories": [ "Countable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Puerto Rico is a possession of the United States." } ], "glosses": [ "A territory that is under the rule of another country." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] }, { "categories": [ "Uncountable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Exorcism is a movie about possession." } ], "glosses": [ "Possession is when a person's body is controlled by a demon or other supernatural being." ], "raw_tags": [ "uncountable" ] }, { "categories": [ "Sports", "Uncountable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Real Madrid now has possession of the ball and is trying to score." } ], "glosses": [ "In sports, possession is control of the ball." ], "raw_tags": [ "uncountable", "sports" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/pəˈzɛʃən/" }, { "audio": "en-us-possession.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "possession" }
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