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| abandon |
to leave behind with no plan to return or take possession of again; desert. [1/3 definitions] |
| apostrophe1 |
this mark (') used to show possession. "Susan's clothes" and "citizens' rights" use apostrophes this way. [1/3 definitions] |
| away |
from a person's keeping or possession. [1/6 definitions] |
| grasp |
a grip on or possession of something. [1/4 definitions] |
| leave1 |
to give into the care or possession of as a result of one's death. [1/5 definitions] |
| lose |
to fail to keep in one's possession. [1/5 definitions] |
| out |
into a state of no longer being in existence or having in one's possession. [1/13 definitions] |
| own |
to have possession of, especially by some right or law. [1/4 definitions] |
| possession |
When we say that something belongs to someone, we are talking about possession of that thing. If people argue about possession of something, they are probably arguing about who owns it. If someone has something or is holding something, we can say that they have possession of it. Sometimes possession lasts only a little while. [1/2 definitions] |
| surrender |
If an army surrenders, it gives up fighting and admits that the other side is the winner. It also gives control or possession of something to the other side. If you surrender to the power or charm of something, you let it take you away in some manner. You stop resisting it. [1/2 definitions] |
| vest |
to place in control or possession of someone. [1/4 definitions] |
| whose |
used as a pronoun or relative pronoun indicating possession. [1/2 definitions] |
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