Plural of possession
regular plural
The plural of possession is possessions.
Forms of possession
| Singular | possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | possessions /pəˈzɛʃənz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Possessions in a sentence
- I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
- Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
- We were able to save a few of our possessions from the house fire.From the entry save
- Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience.From the entry degrading
- The police went through his possessions with a fine-tooth comb.From the entry fine-tooth comb
Meaning of possession
- noun A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
- noun Something that is owned.
- noun An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
Questions about the plural of possession
- What is the plural of possession?
- The plural of possession is possessions.
- Is possession countable?
- Possession is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: possession (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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