possuir — meaning in English

English meaning

• obtain verb To get or acquire something, often through effort or a formal process.
• own adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
• possess verb To have or own something.

Senses

possuir is used for these senses in English:

• own (transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.
• possess Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).
• possess To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.

obtain — full definition

1. verb To get or acquire something, often through effort or a formal process.
2. verb To be the case or hold true, especially in formal or legal contexts.

own — full definition

1. adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
2. verb To have legal possession of something.
3. verb To admit or accept that something is true, often about yourself.

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