Meaning of "prepossess" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF PREPOSSESS

prepossess  [ˌpriːpəˈzɛs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREPOSSESS

Prepossess is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb prepossess in English.

WHAT DOES PREPOSSESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prepossess in the English dictionary

The first definition of prepossess in the dictionary is to preoccupy or engross mentally. Other definition of prepossess is to influence in advance for or against a person or thing; prejudice; bias. Prepossess is also to make a favourable impression on beforehand.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PREPOSSESS

PRESENT

Present

I prepossess

you prepossess

he/she/it prepossesses

we prepossess

you prepossess

they prepossess

Present continuous

I am prepossessing

you are prepossessing

he/she/it is prepossessing

we are prepossessing

you are prepossessing

they are prepossessing

Present perfect

I have prepossessed

you have prepossessed

he/she/it has prepossessed

we have prepossessed

you have prepossessed

they have prepossessed

Present perfect continuous

I have been prepossessing

you have been prepossessing

he/she/it has been prepossessing

we have been prepossessing

you have been prepossessing

they have been prepossessing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I prepossessed

you prepossessed

he/she/it prepossessed

we prepossessed

you prepossessed

they prepossessed

Past continuous

I was prepossessing

you were prepossessing

he/she/it was prepossessing

we were prepossessing

you were prepossessing

they were prepossessing

Past perfect

I had prepossessed

you had prepossessed

he/she/it had prepossessed

we had prepossessed

you had prepossessed

they had prepossessed

Past perfect continuous

I had been prepossessing

you had been prepossessing

he/she/it had been prepossessing

we had been prepossessing

you had been prepossessing

they had been prepossessing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will prepossess

you will prepossess

he/she/it will prepossess

we will prepossess

you will prepossess

they will prepossess

Future continuous

I will be prepossessing

you will be prepossessing

he/she/it will be prepossessing

we will be prepossessing

you will be prepossessing

they will be prepossessing

Future perfect

I will have prepossessed

you will have prepossessed

he/she/it will have prepossessed

we will have prepossessed

you will have prepossessed

they will have prepossessed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been prepossessing

you will have been prepossessing

he/she/it will have been prepossessing

we will have been prepossessing

you will have been prepossessing

they will have been prepossessing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would prepossess

you would prepossess

he/she/it would prepossess

we would prepossess

you would prepossess

they would prepossess

Conditional continuous

I would be prepossessing

you would be prepossessing

he/she/it would be prepossessing

we would be prepossessing

you would be prepossessing

they would be prepossessing

Conditional perfect

I would have prepossess

you would have prepossess

he/she/it would have prepossess

we would have prepossess

you would have prepossess

they would have prepossess

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been prepossessing

you would have been prepossessing

he/she/it would have been prepossessing

we would have been prepossessing

you would have been prepossessing

they would have been prepossessing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you prepossess
we let´s prepossess
you prepossess

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to prepossess

Past participle

prepossessed

Present Participle

prepossessing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF PREPOSSESS

Find out the translation of prepossess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of prepossess from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prepossess» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: prepossess
• Translator English - Spanish: prepossess
• English: prepossess
• Translator English - Hindi: prepossess
• Translator English - Arabic: prepossess
• Translator English - Russian: prepossess
• Translator English - Portuguese: prepossess
• Translator English - Bengali: পক্ষপাতী করা
• Translator English - French: impressionner
• Translator English - Malay: Prepossess
• Translator English - German: prepossess
• Translator English - Japanese: prepossess
• Translator English - Korean: 일으키게
• Translator English - Javanese: Prepossess
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ám ảnh
• Translator English - Tamil: ஒன்றுக்குச் சாதகமாக முன்னதாகவே
• Translator English - Marathi: अशक्य करा
• Translator English - Turkish: kafasına takılmak
• Translator English - Italian: prepossess
• Translator English - Polish: prepossess
• Translator English - Ukrainian: prepossess
• Translator English - Romanian: prepossess
• Translator English - Greek: προδιαθέτουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: inneem
• Translator English - Swedish: prepossess
• Translator English - Norwegian: prepossess

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREPOSSESS»

Discover the use of prepossess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prepossess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)

Prepossess, prēpozzes′, v.t.to possess beforehand:tofill beforehand, asthemind with some opinion: tobiasor prejudice.—adj.Prepossess′ing, tending to prepossess in one's favour:making a favourable impression. —adv.Prepossess′ ingly.

Various

Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary: In which the Accentuation, ...

... pie-ok-ku pfite, tJ. a. to anticipate, to prepossess Preoccupat ion, pre-ok'-k u pa- shun, s. anticipation, prepossession Preoccupy, pve-ok'-ku-py, r. a. to prepossess , Ui occupy by anticipation Preopinion, pre'-d-pin"-yun, s. opinion antecedently ...

John Walker, William Enfield (M.A.), 1853

Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports

The course which the plaintiffs had adopted of circulating the report complained of was calculated to prepossess and prejudice the public mind, and especially the minds of those who might be called upon to act as jurors in the action at law ...

Henry D. Barton, 1860

The Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of ...

cients,. to. prepossess. their. readers. with. the. most. favourable. opinion. of. Caesar's. heart. and. designs,. before. he. mnjesie] a ce raagislrat, pr6tendant qu' il avoit aulant qu'il rtoit en Ini rendu inutile la vove ^'opposition. Le veritable attentat ...

Nathaniel Hooke, 1825

A General Pronouncing Dictionary, Shewing the Pronunciation ...

... to prepossess Preoccupation, prc-fik'-ku-pa'-shtin, s. anticipation, prepossession Preoccupy, prc-oV-kQ-pj, v. a. to prepossess, to occupy by anticipation Preopinion, pre'-6-pln"-y6n, *. opinion antecedently formed Preordain, prfe'-ftr-da"i»e, ...

William Enfield, 1825

The Monthly Review

To this it may be answered, that if it is •blameable (as it certainly is) in modern Writers to prepossess their Readers with unfavourable prejudices, it is equally culpable to prepossess them with a partial bias} by means of a favourable preface ?

Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1764

THE MONTHLY REVIEW

To this it may be answered, that if if is HameaWe (as it certainly is) in modern Writers to prepossess their Readers with unfavourable prejudices, it is equally culpable to prepossess them with a partial bias, by means ^jf a .-^ / favourable preface ...

‎1764

A New Treatise of the Art of Thinking; Or: A Compleat System ...

I F a Man happens to be prepossess'd with Affection and Defires,he must entreat some Persons,who are able to examine theEasiness and Difficulty of a Project with more Indifference, to enter upon that Examination. A great many Things will ...

Jean-Pierre de Crousaz, 1724

A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the ...

To prepossess ; to fill with prejudices. Wot. PREOCCUPATION, s. [preoccupation, Fr.] l. Anticipation, a. Prepossession. 3. Anti cipation of objection. South. To PREO 'CCUPY. r. a. To prepossess ; to occupy hv anticipation or prejudices. Arbuth.

Samuel Johnson, 1822

J - Z.

n. gram. Preposi'tional a. WZI'TT^ira. Preposi'tionally acfo. Prepos'itive a. ^®t. P. n . T - qres^r 5ts^ m. Prepossess ( pre-poz-zes' ) [ Pre+Possess. Prepossess make ready. ] ». <. to make ready -v#ln?n to provide am? -fine y. o/o., to get ready, / - ...

Nilakantha Babaji Ranade, 1996

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREPOSSESS»

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Vladislav Delay's Visa: Walled out and the sound thereof

The album tracks panorama as readily as it zooms in, creating omni-dimensional environments that unnerve and prepossess simultaneously. «Austin Chronicle, Nov 14»

Thousands of families could be left homeless after revelations that a …

... begun legal proceedings against 1,500 customers in the past three months alone and would prepossess between 2,000 and 4,000 homes. «Irish Mirror, Apr 14»

Theater production brings magic of Narnia to life

“Not educated prepossess because children know the world of play and imagination better than we.” The cast and crew discussed several of ... «Eastern Echo, Nov 13»

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... put them in some type of order with the understanding that, to reach the top, you must prepossess some or acquire all of them along the way. «Golf Course Industry Magazine, Jun 12»

The Expanding Brand Of Lil Wayne: “The Reason You Kill For It”!

This favorable reaction for all intensive prepossess made the song a single as a result. This is remarkable because the song was originally ... «Clizbeats.com, Jan 12»

TN Government prepossess to cancel SIDCO plots which are not …

The Tamil Nadu Government headed by AIADMK supremo Ms Jayalalithaa has decided to encourage 'real' entrepreneurs, and proposed to ... «Asian Tribune, Jul 11»