Synonyms: own, be possessed of, be in possession of
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /pəˈzɛs/ |
| Hyphenation | pos·sess |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑐𐑩𐑟𐑧𐑕 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐹𐐯𐑆𐐯𐑅 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) possess | (I) possessed |
| (thou) possessest | (thou) possessedst |
| (he) possesses, possesseth | (he) possessed |
| (we) possess | (we) possessed |
| (you) possess | (you) possessed |
| (they) possess | (they) possessed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) possess | (I) possessed |
| (thou) possess | (thou) possessed |
| (he) possess | (he) possessed |
| (we) possess | (we) possessed |
| (you) possess | (you) possessed |
| (they) possess | (they) possessed |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| possessing | possessed |
| Afrikaans | besit |
|---|---|
| Catalan | posseir |
| Czech | mít; vlastnit |
| Danish | besidde |
| Dutch | bezitten |
| English (Old English) | agan |
| Esperanto | posedi; proprumi |
| Faeroese | eiga |
| Finnish | omistaa |
| French | posséder |
| German | besitzen |
| Icelandic | eiga |
| Italian | possedere |
| Latin | possidere |
| Low German | besitten |
| Norwegian | eie |
| Papiamento | poseé; tin; tini |
| Portuguese | possuir |
| Romanian | avea; deține; poseda |
| Russian | владеть |
| Saterland Frisian | besitte; häbe |
| Scots | awn |
| Spanish | poseer |
| Swedish | innehava; äga |
| West Frisian | besitte |