Translation of "possess" to German

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Dictionary translations for "possess"

possess [pəˈzes] verb Conjugation

possessed / possessed / possessing / possesses

besitzen

How many books do you possess?

Wie viele Bücher besitzt du?

Contexts with "possess"

How many books do you possess? Wie viele Bücher besitzt du?

Someday, I would like to possess a sailboat. Irgendwann möchte ich gern ein Segelboot besitzen.

Do you think that those superheroes are endowed with talents we don't possess? Denkst du, dass jene Superhelden mit Eigenschaften ausgestattet wurden, die wir nicht besitzen?

It is the things that we do not possess which seem to us most desirable. Es sind die Dinge, die wir nicht besitzen, die uns am begehrenswertesten erscheinen.

My uncle possesses great wealth. Mein Onkel besitzt ein großes Vermögen.

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