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possessive
[puh-zes-iv]
adjective
jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
desirous of possessing, especially excessively so.
Young children are so possessive they will not allow others to play with their toys; a possessive lover.
of or relating to possession or ownership.
Grammar.Ģż
indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc. His in his book is a possessive adjective. His in The book is his is a possessive pronoun.
noting or pertaining to a case that indicates possession, ownership, origin, etc., as, in English, John's in John's hat.
noun
the possessive case.
a form in the possessive.
possessive
/ ±čÉĖ³śÉ²õÉŖ±¹ /
adjective
of or relating to possession or ownership
having or showing an excessive desire to possess, control, or dominate
a possessive mother
grammar
another word for genitive
denoting an inflected form of a noun or pronoun used to convey the idea of possession, association, etc, as my or Harry's
noun
grammar
the possessive case
a word or speech element in the possessive case
possessive
The case of a noun or pronoun that shows possession. Nouns are usually made possessive by adding an apostrophe and s: āThe bicycle is Sue's, not Mark's.ā Possessive pronouns can take the place of possessive nouns: āThe bicycle is hers, not his.ā (See nominative case and objective case.)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- possessively adverb
- possessiveness noun
- nonpossessive adjective
- nonpossessively adverb
- nonpossessiveness noun
- unpossessive adjective
- unpossessively adverb
- unpossessiveness noun
- ±č“Ē²õĖ²õ±š²õ²õ¾±±¹±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- ±č“Ē²õĖ²õ±š²õ²õ¾±±¹±š±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of possessive1
Example Sentences
The inquest has also heard that Gunner Beck received thousands of messages from another senior colleague, Bombardier Ryan Mason, whom she described as being "psychotic and possessive".
Later, they sent an updated transcript that changed it again to "supporter's" ā a singular possessive that would mean Hinchcliffe's comment.
āI liked the experimental side of it. And we only achieved that because Jacques was not possessive over his words, his lines. That was incredibly collaborative. But also very freeing.ā
And I know youāve talked about it and youāve shared that you understand as a writer being possessive of your work.
Less often examined is the mechanics of āStar Warsā as a brand with emotional staying power and Gen Xās insidiously possessive attitude concerning the original trilogy.
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