possession

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
2. isim Something that is owned.

   “The car quickly became his most prized possession.”

3. isim An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.

   “The car is in my possession.”

4. isim A territory under the rule of another country.

   “Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.”

5. isim The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.

   “Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.”

6. isim The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
7. isim A control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.

   “The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.”

8. isim A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.

   “2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019. Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.”

9. isim A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.

   “Some languages distinguish between a construction like 'my car', which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone else's — and one like 'my foot', which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.”

10. fiil To invest with property.