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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.
- 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
/ 辫蓹藞锄蓻蝉瑟惫 /
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 : 鈥淭he bicycle is Sue's , not Mark's .鈥 Possessive pronouns can take the place of possessive nouns: 鈥淭he bicycle is hers , not his .鈥 ( See nominative case and objective case .)
Derived Forms
- 辫辞蝉藞蝉别蝉蝉颈惫别苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 辫辞蝉藞蝉别蝉蝉颈惫别濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫辞蝉路蝉别蝉顎僺颈惫别路濒测 adverb
- 辫辞蝉路蝉别蝉顎僺颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
- 苍辞苍顎卲辞蝉路蝉别蝉顎僺颈惫别 adjective
- non顎叡璐遣趼凡醣鸩躅僺颈惫别路濒测 adverb
- non顎叡璐遣趼凡醣鸩躅僺颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
- 耻苍顎卲辞蝉路蝉别蝉顎僺颈惫别 adjective
- un顎叡璐遣趼凡醣鸩躅僺颈惫别路濒测 adverb
- un顎叡璐遣趼凡醣鸩躅僺颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
亚洲网紅露点 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" 鈥 a singular possessive that would mean Hinchcliffe's comment.
鈥淚 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.鈥
And I know you鈥檝e talked about it and you鈥檝e shared that you understand as a writer being possessive of your work.
Less often examined is the mechanics of 鈥淪tar Wars鈥 as a brand with emotional staying power and Gen X鈥檚 insidiously possessive attitude concerning the original trilogy.
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