possession
noun/pəˈzeʃən/CEFR B2অধিকার, দখল; সম্পত্তি
Meaning
The state of having or owning something, or a thing that you own.
Example sentences
- The keys are in my possession.চাবিগুলো আমার কাছে আছে।
- She packed her few possessions.সে তার সামান্য জিনিসপত্র গুছিয়ে নিল।
A common mistake
The house is in his possession, so he can sell it.→The house is his property, so he can sell it.
Possession means you hold or control a thing now; property means you own it. A tenant has possession of a house without owning it.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: property
Similar words, and what each means
- property
সম্পত্তি; ধর্ম, বৈশিষ্ট্য
Things somebody owns, especially land and buildings; or a quality of a substance.
Other English words for “অধিকার, দখল; সম্পত্তি”
- right
Something you are allowed to have or do by law or by what is fair.
- takeover
The act of gaining control of a company by buying most of its shares.
- command
An order given to someone, the authority to give orders, or a good grasp of a skill.
- asset
Something valuable that a person or company owns.
- property
Things somebody owns, especially land and buildings; or a quality of a substance.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
- possibleadjectiveসম্ভব
- possessverbঅধিকারে রাখা, দখলে রাখা
- possibilitynounসম্ভাবনা
“possession” elsewhere on EnglishBD
'Its' without an apostrophe shows possession: 'The cat licked its paw'.
English Punctuation Rules →The frustrating part is that the rule seems backwards — everywhere else an apostrophe means possession, and here it does the opposite.
Its vs It's: The Apostrophe Rule →Under most examination rules the offence is possession, not use — a phone found on a candidate, even switched off and in a bag under the desk, is treated as unfair means. It belongs outside the hall entirely.
exam hall — dictionary →
Where this word is used
Check yourself
“possession” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • যুদ্ধ
- • পথপ্রদর্শক, গাইড
- • অধিকার, দখল; সম্পত্তি
- • চোখের পাতা, অক্ষিপল্লব
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অধিকার, দখল; সম্পত্তি — possession (noun) — অধিকার, দখল; সম্পত্তি. The state of having or owning something, or a thing that you own.
Which word is closest in meaning to “possession”?
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- • adolescence
- • property
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property — property — সম্পত্তি; ধর্ম, বৈশিষ্ট্য. Things somebody owns, especially land and buildings; or a quality of a substance.
Related words
- propertyসম্পত্তি; ধর্ম, বৈশিষ্ট্যsynonym
- positivityইতিবাচকতা, ইতিবাচক মনোভাবnearby
- possessঅধিকারে রাখা, দখলে রাখাnearby
- possibilityসম্ভাবনাnearby
- possibleসম্ভবnearby
- postal orderপোস্টাল অর্ডারsame level
- postgraduateস্নাতকোত্তর ছাত্র, ছাত্রsame level
- postingখতিয়ানভুক্তিsame level
- postmarkপোস্টমার্ক, ডাকঘরের সিলমোহরsame level
- postnatalপ্রসবোত্তর, জন্মপরবর্তীsame level
- pottingটবে গাছ লাগানোর কাজsame level
- poundসজোরে আঘাত করা; পাউন্ডsame level