Possessive
11possessive — [[t]pəze̱sɪv[/t]] possessives 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about/of n Someone who is possessive about another person wants all that person s love and attention. Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me... He used to ring his possessive… …
12possessive — pos|ses|sive1 [pəˈzesıv] adj 1.) wanting someone to have feelings of love or friendship for you and no one else possessive of/about ▪ She was terribly possessive of our eldest son. 2.) unwilling to let other people use something you own… …
13possessive — possessively, adv. possessiveness, n. /peuh zes iv/, adj. 1. jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one s own upon, a child, spouse, etc. 2. desirous of possessing, esp. excessively so: Young children… …
14possessive — I UK [pəˈzesɪv] / US adjective 1) a) showing disapproval wanting to have all of someone s love and attention a jealous and possessive boyfriend b) not willing to share things 2) linguistics a possessive word or form of a word is a word such as… …
15possessive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become, get ▪ Loretta s starting to get possessive and jealous. ADVERB ▪ extremely …
16possessive — pos|ses|sive1 [ pə ʒesıv ] adjective 1. ) wanting to have all of someone s love and attention: a jealous and possessive boyfriend a ) not willing to share things 2. ) LINGUISTICS a possessive word or form of a word is a word such as her, its, Jan …
17possessive — 1 adjective 1 wanting someone to have feelings of love or friendship only for you: Men are very protective and sometimes possessive towards their daughters. 2 unwilling to let other people use something you own (+ about): He s so possessive about …
18possessive — pos•ses•sive [[t]pəˈzɛs ɪv[/t]] adj. 1) desiring to dominate or be the only influence on someone 2) of or pertaining to possession or ownership 3) gram. indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc., as Jane s in Jane s coat. His in his book is… …
19possessive — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, or a grammatical case that denotes ownership or a relation analogous to ownership 2. manifesting possession or the desire to own or dominate • possessively… …
20possessive — ● possessif, possessive adjectif et nom (latin possessivus) Qui éprouve un besoin de domination excessive sur une autre personne. ● possessif, possessive (synonymes) adjectif et nom (latin possessivus) Qui éprouve un besoin de domination… …
