POSSESSION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of possession – Learner’s Dictionary

possession
noun
uk
/pəˈzeʃən/
us

possession noun (THING)

B2
a thing that you own:
He woke up to discover that all his possessions had been stolen.

possession noun (HAVE)

the fact of having or owning something:
I have in my possession a photograph which may be of interest to you.
He was caught in possession of explosives.

(Definition of possession from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of possession

in Chinese (Traditional)
擁有,佔有, 具有, 所有物,個人物品…
in Chinese (Simplified)
拥有,占有, 具有, 所有物,个人物品…
in Spanish
posesión, colonia, posesión [feminine…
in Portuguese
posse, bem, possessão…
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in Catalan
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in Hindi
in Gujarati
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in Malay
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in Telugu
in Arabic
in Bengali
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in Polish
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in Italian
साठा असणे, मालकीची वस्तु, पझेशन…
所有物, 財産, 所有物(しょゆうぶつ)…
sahip olunanlar, mal mülk, sahip olma…
possession [feminine], bien [masculine], possession…
possessió…
bezit, eigendom…
உங்களிடம் ஏதாவது இருக்கிறது அல்லது சொந்தமாக உள்ளது, உங்களுக்குச் சொந்தமானது அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்தில் நீங்கள் எடுத்துச் செல்வது, மற்றொரு நாட்டை ஆட்சி செய்யும் நாடு…
स्वामित्व, (किसी विशेष समय पर अपने पास रखी हुई) संपत्ति, सामान…
કોઈ વસ્તુ તમારી પાસે હોવી કે ધરાવવી., કોઈ વસ્તુ જેની તમે માલિકી ધરાવો છો અથવા ચોક્કસ સમયે તમે તે સાથે લઈ જઈ રહ્યા છો., એક દેશ જે બીજા દેશના તાબા…
ejendel, koloni, eje…
tillhörighet, ägodel, besittande…
kepunyaan, pemilikan…
der Besitz…
eiendel [masculine], eiendom [masculine], besittelse [masculine]…
ملکیت, تحویل, ماں و متاع…
власність, майно, володіння…
имущество, собственность, обладание…
మీరు ఏదైనా కలిగి ఉన్నారనే లేదా స్వంతం చేసుకున్నారనే వాస్తవం, మీకు ఉన్నదేదైనా లేదా మీరు ఒక నిర్దిష్ట సమయంలో మీతో తీసుకువెళుతున్నదేదైనా, మరొక దేశం చేతిలో పాలించబడే దేశం…
مُمْتَلَكات…
মালিকানা, দখল বা অধিকার, ব্যক্তিগত জিনিসপত্র…
majetek, vlastnictví…
milik, pemilikan…
สิ่งที่ครอบครองอยู่, ความเป็นเจ้าของ…
tài sản, sự sở hữu…
dobytek, posiadanie, majątek…
소유물…
avere, bene, possedimento…
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