How to pronounce possess
Listen to possess in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“possess” in real sentences
807 clips in the index · 154 American · 152 British · 5 Australian · 9 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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who possess or appear to possess particular characteristics.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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spiritual friends who possess mindfulness, who possess vigilance.
Tushita Meditation Centre · hear it here
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greatest influencers secretly possess?
CrashCourse · hear it here
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possess a nuclear weapon.
State Department · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of possess. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.