take possession

== English == === Verb === take possession (third-person singular simple present takes possession, present participle taking possession, simple past took possession, past participle taken possession) [with of ‘someone’] To become the owner. [with of] To seize or get control over. To assume responsibility for. To become established in. To possess; to dominate or control the mind of. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “take possession of” (US) / “take possession of” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.