How to pronounce possessed in American English
“possessed” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to possessed the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “possessed” in: all accents · British English (27 clips)
“possessed” in real sentences — American speakers
116 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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not go beyond the legal authority that we possessed.
The Obama White House
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year, are there hardware changes that you wish it possessed?
NASA
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Those who possessed a high school diploma or equivalent with no college -
Census Bureau
Words that sound like “possessed”
Words one sound away from possessed — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “possessed”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of possessed. 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.