possessed

«possessed» in Mova's school dictionary: Had or owned — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective; past form of the verb possess

meaning for a pupil

1) (past form, formal) Had or owned. tree →

2) (adjective) Controlled by an evil spirit or a very strong feeling, as in ghost stories. tree →

3) possessed of (formal, old): having a quality. tree →

sense in the lessons

In ghost stories: "the house was possessed". In formal maths problems: "Tom possessed 15 cards" just means he had 15. Phrases: like a man possessed (doing something with wild energy), possessed by.

examples

• Tom possessed 15 cards before the game. tree →
• In the film, the doll was possessed by a ghost. tree →
• He ran like a man possessed. tree →
• She possessed great courage. tree →
• The old knight possessed a magic sword. tree →
• What possessed you to paint the cat? tree →
• A WOMAN possessed a Hen that gave her an egg every day. tree →

note

See also "possess". "Like someone possessed" means very fast or wildly. In maths, "possessed" gives the starting amount.

In the corpora

• The Rat: «He is now possessed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «possessed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.