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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbesitzen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: besitzen
"Er besitzt ein großes Haus."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To have or own something, or to have a particular quality.
"He does not possess a single suit."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French possesser or Latin possessare, frequentative of possidere 'to occupy, hold' (from potis 'able, capable' + sedere 'to sit').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "possess" is said worldwide
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posséder
Transliteration: posséder
"Il possède une grande maison."
besitzen
Transliteration: besitzen
"Er besitzt ein großes Haus."
possedere
Transliteration: possedere
"Egli possiede una grande casa."
poseer
Transliteration: poseer
"Él posee una gran casa."
possuir
Transliteration: possuir
"Ele possui uma casa grande."
पास होना
Transliteration: paas hona
"उसके पास एक बड़ा घर है।"
拥有
Transliteration: yōngyǒu
"他拥有一栋大房子。"
소유하다
Transliteration: soyuhada
"그는 큰 집을 소유하고 있다."
所有する
Transliteration: shoyuu suru
"彼は大きな家を所有している。"
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