I'm trying to tell the difference between possess and own.

According to the Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries, possess is more formal than own and means to have or own something.

To my mind, although we can use possess with a quality or a feature, when it comes to owning or possessing physical objects, they mean the same thing.

So, am I correct? Are there any objects we own but don't possess?

I'm trying to tell the difference between possess and own.

According to the Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries, possess is more formal than own and means to have or own something.

To my mind, although we can use possess with a quality or a feature, when it comes to owning or possessing physical objects, they mean the same thing.

So, am I correct? Are there any objects we own but don't possess?

I'm trying to tell the difference between possess and own. According to my research, possess is more formal than own and when it comes to owning or possessing physical objects, they mean the same thing.

So, am I correct? Are there any objects we own but don't possess?

I'm trying to tell the difference between possess and own. 

According to the Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries, possess is more formal than own and means to have or own something.

To my mind, although we can use possess with a quality or a feature, when it comes to owning or possessing physical objects, they mean the same thing.

So, am I correct? Are there any objects we own but don't possess?