Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catch in possession

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: catch in -pos-ses-sion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be forced to relinquish the ball, which one can only keep in possession for a limited time, when there is no one from one's own team to pass it to.

Example Sentences

"Arsenal keeper David Raya, who had an uncertain time, was twice almost caught in possession on his line by Julian Alvarez."

Inflected Forms

catches in possession (present, singular) catching in possession (participle, present) caught in possession (participle, past) caught in possession (past)

Questions

What does catch in possession mean?: To be forced to relinquish the ball, which one can only keep in possession for a limited time, when there is no one from one's own team to pass it to.

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