How did the painting come into your possession (= how did you get it ) ?
这幅画是怎么到你手上的?
The finance company now has possession of the house.
这家金融公司目前拥有这所房子。
We didn’t take possession of (= get and start using ) the car until a few days after the auction.
拍卖会过后几天我们才正式拿到那辆车。
adj. possessive
vt. possess