take possession
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To assume responsibility for.
verb
To become established in.
Example Sentences
- "On June 22 1887, he said, “We look confidently for the time when the Government will take possession of the mines and machinery of this country, and work them for the benefit of the country, and not in the selfish interests of capitalists"."
- "This is his only remedy, however; unlike the mortgagee, he cannot take possession or foreclose."
- "He returned to Lancashire; took possession of the property at Manchester; and many years elapsed before he received the mysterious intimation of his father's real death."
- "It was the day they were to take possession of their new house in the Glebe."
- "When he approached near the enemy, his first care was to take possession of an advantageous post."
- "The Economist, London, advises the Government to despatch immediately an expedition to take possession of the Upper Nile Valley in the name of England."