possession

1. (countable, uncountable)A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

   Besessenheit

   одержи́мостьoderžímostʹ, бѐсоодержи́мостьbèsooderžímostʹ

   одержимістьoderžymistʹ

2. (countable, uncountable)Something that is owned.

   The car quickly became his most prized possession.

   I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.

   Gut

   иму́ществоimúščestvo, со́бственностьsóbstvennostʹ, добро́dobró

   майно́majnó, має́тністьmajétnistʹ, скарбskarb

   anything owned or possessed

3. (countable, uncountable)An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.

   The car is in my possession.

   I'm in possession of the car.

   владе́ниеvladénije, облада́ниеobladánije, облада́ниеobladánije

   володі́нняvolodínnja

4. (countable, uncountable)A territory under the rule of another country.

   Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.

   владе́нияvladénija, зави́симая террито́рияzavísimaja territórija

5. (countable, uncountable)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. (countable, uncountable)The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.

7. (countable, uncountable)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.

   Ballbesitz

8. (countable, uncountable)A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.

9. (countable, uncountable)A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.

10. (Commonwealth, countable, uncountable)Closure of a section of track for maintenance works.

1. Tom burned all of his possessions.

   Том спалив все, що йому належало.

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2. Tom was arrested for drug possession.

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3. What's your most valuable possession?

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4. Tom gave up all his possessions.

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5. Tom was arrested for heroin possession.

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