How to pronounce possess in American English
“possess” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to possess the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “possess” in: all accents · British English (154 clips)
“possess” in real sentences — American speakers
411 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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possess a nuclear weapon.
The Obama White House
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we possess technological advantages.
State Department
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the future ever possess nuclear weapons.
The White House
Words that sound like “possess”
Words one sound away from possess — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “possess”
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.