Possessive
21possessive — [pəˈzesɪv] adj 1) wanting to have all of someone s love and attention a jealous and possessive boyfriend[/ex] 2) not willing to share things 3) linguistics a possessive word or form of a word is a word such as ‘her , ‘its , ‘Jan s , or ‘dog s… …
22possessive — /pəˈzɛsɪv / (say puh zesiv) adjective 1. of or relating to possession or ownership. 2. exerting or seeking to exert excessive influence on the affections, behaviour, etc., of others: a possessive wife. 3. Grammar a. indicating possession,… …
23possessive — 1. adjective a) Of or pertaining to ownership or possession. He is very possessive of his car. b) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc. 2 …
24possessive — adjective 1) he was very possessive Syn: proprietorial, overprotective, controlling, dominating, jealous, clingy 2) kids are possessive of their own property Syn: covetous, selfish, unwilling to share; grasping, gre …
25possessive — adj. & n. adj. 1 showing a desire to possess or retain what one already owns. 2 showing jealous and domineering tendencies towards another person. 3 Gram. indicating possession. n. (in full possessive case) Gram. the case of nouns and pronouns… …
26Possessive case — Possessive Pos*sess ive, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. [1913 Webster] {Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses… …
27Possessive pronoun — Possessive Pos*sess ive, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. [1913 Webster] {Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses… …
28possessive pronoun — possessive pronouns N COUNT A possessive pronoun is a pronoun such as mine , yours , or theirs which is used to refer to the thing of a particular kind that belongs to someone, as in Can I borrow your pen? I ve lost mine …
29possessive pronouns and determiners — For various points concerning these, see gender neutrality; his; our, ours; they, them, their …
30possessive with gerund — For the type She does not like my (or me) smoking in bed, see verbal noun …
