possessing
puh-ZES-ing/pəˈzɛsɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of possess.
Possessing such detailed records made the audit far simpler.
Anyone possessing a valid permit may enter the restricted area.
Note
The -ing form carries every meaning of possess, from plain ownership to a spirit taking hold of someone. In the ownership sense it seldom follows is or was, because owning is a state rather than an action. It turns up instead after a noun (anyone possessing a permit) or as a gerund subject. The control and haunting senses take the progressive more readily: a fear was possessing her.
possessing 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
- Spelling
- possess → possessing: add -ing
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