possesses
Saypuh-ZES-iz/pəˈzɛsɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of possess.
Each council member possesses a single vote on every motion.
The old house possesses a strange charm that visitors struggle to describe.
Note
Spelling and sound both add a syllable here. The base already ends in a hissing -ss, so the singular present takes -es rather than a bare -s, and the ending is heard as its own beat. The verb is transitive and needs an object: a member possesses a vote, an idea possesses a mind, a spirit possesses a body. One form carries every one of those meanings.
possesses is a form of possess
possess, verb: To have or own something, or to hold it as though you were its rightful owner. Full entry
- Forms
- possesspossesses he/she/itpossessing -ing formpossessed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- possess → possesses: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
Use it in a sentence
Write your own sentence with possesses, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.