How to pronounce possesses in British English
“possesses” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to possesses the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “possesses” in: all accents · American English (92 clips)
“possesses” in real sentences — British speakers
37 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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parliament actually possesses.
The Scottish Parliament
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suite of powers that this Parliament possesses.
The Scottish Parliament
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and learned Gentleman backing it up for a change and using what authority he possesses to
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “possesses”
Words one sound away from possesses — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “possesses”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of possesses. 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.