possess
verb/pəˈzɛs/
Frequency rank: #4,129 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To have or own something.
Example sentence
She was proud to possess great talent in painting.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 4,101–4,200
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