take possession



take possession (of something)

to assume ownership of something. I am to take possession of the house as soon as we sign the papers.
See also: possession, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wulfstan-Anglo-Saxon
Ryan['raiən]
IdaIE-də (English), EE-dah (German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene
SherriSHER-eeEnglish
Adalwolf-Ancient Germanic
Yoelyo-EL (Jewish)Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew