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possuir — meaning in English

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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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