Possessed - English meaning

Possessed – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
(of a person) completely controlled by an evil spirit.
Usage examples:
She ran like a possessed person

verb
Have as belonging to one; own.
Usage examples:
I do not possess a television set
Synonims:
Own Have Be the owner of Have in one's possession Be in possession of Be the possessor of Have to one's name Hold
verb
(of a demon or spirit, especially an evil one) have complete power over (someone) and be manifested through their speech or actions.
Usage examples:
She was possessed by the devil
Synonims:
Take control of Have power over Take over Have mastery over Cast a spell over Bewitch Enchant Enthral Control Dominate Influence Madden Drive mad Bedevil Mad Demented Insane Crazed Maddened B
verb
(of a man) have sexual intercourse with.
Usage examples:
He just wanted her, to possess her
verb
Maintain (oneself or one's mind or soul) in a state of patience or quiet.
Usage examples:
I tried to possess my soul in patience

adjective
To own something or have something as a quality
Usage examples:
He was possessed of a large fortune, but sadly no brains to speak of.

Possessed translation into English

Possessed: translate from English into Chinese

拥有, 疯狂的, 着魔的

Possessed: translate from English into Dutch

Bezeten, Vervuld, Behept

Possessed: translate from English into French

Possédé, Posé, Calme

Possessed: translate from English into German

Besessen

Possessed: translate from English into Hindi

अधीन, प्राप्त, पागल, संपन्न, भूत चढ़ा हुआ, उन्मत्त

Possessed: translate from English into Italian

Posseduto

Possessed: translate from English into Korean

소유, 흘려버린, 침착한

Possessed: translate from English into Russian

Одержимый, Ненормальный, Рехнувшийся

Possessed: translate from English into Spanish

Poseído, Poseso, Obsesionado

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French possesser, from Latin possess- ‘occupied, held’, from the verb possidere, from potis ‘able, capable’ + sedere ‘sit’.

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Possessed – similar words

possessable

adjective
Able to be possessed.

Possessable - all meanings in English

possess

verb
Have as belonging to one; own.
Usage examples:
I do not possess a television set

verb
To have or own something, or to have a particular quality
Usage examples:
Those states are the countries that possess nuclear weapons., she possesses the unusual talent of k…

verb
To have or own something
Usage examples:
More than five million german households possess exercise equipment., these bonds possess many favo…

Possess - all meanings in English

Possessed synonims

b

ˈbɔːrɒn

abbreviation
Barn(s).

noun
The second letter of the alphabet.
Usage examples:
My grade on that first paper was a b

noun
A unit of area, 10−28 square metres, used especially in particle physics.

B - all meanings in English

bedevil

verb
(of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to.
Usage examples:
Projects like this are bedevilled by a shortage of cash

Bedevil - all meanings in English

bewitch

verb
Enchant and delight (someone).
Usage examples:
They both were bewitched by the golden luminosity of italy

verb
To attract or interest someone a lot so that you have the power to influence them
Usage examples:
He was bewitched by her beauty.

Bewitch - all meanings in English

control

noun
The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.
Usage examples:
The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb
Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.
Usage examples:
He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb
Power to direct or determine

Control - all meanings in English

crazed

adjective
Insane or wildly out of control.
Usage examples:
A crazed killer

verb
Make (someone) insane or wildly out of control.
Usage examples:
Crazed by hunger, the population began to turn on the rebels

adjective
Behaving wildly
Usage examples:
His baseball glove is among the objects crazed collectors want to buy.

Crazed - all meanings in English

demented

adjective
Suffering from dementia.

adjective
Mentally ill

Demented - all meanings in English

dominate

verb
Have power and influence over.
Usage examples:
The company dominates the market for operating system software

verb
Be in control

verb
To have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing
Usage examples:
[ t ] it was the story that dominated the headlines this week., [ t ] the rams dominated the footba…

Dominate - all meanings in English

enchant

verb
Fill (someone) with great delight; charm.
Usage examples:
Isabel was enchanted with the idea

verb
To charm or please someone a lot
Usage examples:
He was enchanted by stories of the old west.

Enchant - all meanings in English

enthral

verb
Capture the fascinated attention of.
Usage examples:
She had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold

verb
To keep someone completely interested
Usage examples:
The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd., the audience was enthralled for two hours by a …

Enthral - all meanings in English

have

hæv

verb
Possess, own, or hold.
Usage examples:
He had a new car and a boat

noun
People with plenty of money and possessions.
Usage examples:
An increasing gap between the haves and have-nots

Possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

Have - all meanings in English

hold

verb
Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.
Usage examples:
She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun
An act or manner of grasping something; a grip.
Usage examples:
He caught hold of her arm

noun
A large compartment or space in the lower part of a ship or aircraft in which cargo is stowed.
Usage examples:
Oversized baggage is placed in the hold of the plane

Hold - all meanings in English

influence

noun
The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.
Usage examples:
The influence of television violence

verb
Have an influence on.
Usage examples:
Government regulations can influence behaviour, but often without changing underlying values and mo…

verb
A power to affect persons or events

Influence - all meanings in English

insane

adjective
In a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill.
Usage examples:
He had gone insane

adjective
Extremely unreasonable, or mentally ill
Usage examples:
You’d have to be insane to spend $200 on dinner!, fisher went insane and had to be hospitalized.

Insane - all meanings in English

madden

verb
Make (someone) extremely annoyed.
Usage examples:
This is ridiculous, she told him, maddened by his reaction

verb
To make someone very angry or annoyed
Usage examples:
It maddens me to see how unfairly jon has been treated.

Madden - all meanings in English

maddened

verb
Make (someone) extremely annoyed.
Usage examples:
This is ridiculous, she told him, maddened by his reaction

adjective
Very angry or annoyed
Usage examples:
He was standing in the path of the maddened bull., she is maddened at the lack of environmental ove…

Maddened - all meanings in English

own

adjective
Used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the person or thing mentioned.
Usage examples:
They can't handle their own children

pronoun
Something that belongs to the person or thing mentioned.
Usage examples:
Your life is your own

verb
Have (something) as one's own; possess.
Usage examples:
His father owns a restaurant

Own - all meanings in English

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