possessive

Definition of possessive in English English dictionary: The possessive case; Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc; Of or pertaining to ownership or possession; Unwilling to yield possession of
He is very possessive of his car.; pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; {a} having possession; Someone who is possessive about another person wants all that person's love and attention. Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me = jealous + possessively pos·ses·sive·ly Leaning over, he kissed her possessively on the mouth. + possessiveness pos·ses·sive·ness I've ruined every relationship with my possessiveness. = jealousy; {i} form which shows ownership or belonging (Grammar); {s} of ownership; jealous, envious about belongings; pertaining to ownership; Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession; Indicates that something belongs to someone or something The usual ways of expressing possession are; In grammar, a possessive determiner or possessive adjective is a word such as `my' or `his' which shows who or what something belongs to or is connected with. The possessive form of a name or noun has 's added to it, as in `Jenny's' or `cat's'; desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys" having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent" serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings; having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"; A possessive is a possessive determiner or the possessive form of a name or noun. an adjective, pronoun, or form of a word that shows that something belongs to someone or something; A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case; an adjective indicating ownership Certain pronouns are possessive, e g 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'theirs', 'ours' and 'its' Where a noun is used in a possessive form, there is usually an 's' suffix In the case of a singular noun, this 's' is preceded by an apostrophe (the book's pages - one book, several pages), in the case of a plural noun, the apostrophe follows the 's' ("the books' pages" - several books); desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"; a grammatical case that denotes ownership or a relation analogous to ownership For example, in "owner's manual", the owner is possessive; serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings; serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"; Someone who is possessive about things that they own does not like other people to use them. People were very possessive about their coupons; poss
possessive adjective: An adjective expressing possession
My, its and his are possessive adjectives.
possessive adjectives: plural form of possessive adjective
possessive case: : case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya
possessive cases: plural form of possessive case
possessive determiner: A determiner used to demonstrate the possession of the thing referenced by the following noun; in English, they include my, his, her, our, your, its and their
possessive determiners: plural form of possessive determiner
possessive pronoun: A pronoun in the possessive case
possessive pronouns: plural form of possessive pronoun
possessive suffix: A suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Semitic and Indo-European languages
possessive-pronoun: Attributive form of possessive pronoun, noun
It's just has a possessive-pronoun ring to it.
possessive adjective: (Grammar) pronominal adjective that expresses possession (my, your, his, her, its, our and their)
possessive adjective: A pronominal adjective expressing possession
possessive case: case that shows ownership or relationship to (Grammar)
possessive pronoun: (Grammar) pronoun that shows ownership or relationship to (mine, yours, etc.)
possessive pronoun: 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.'. One of several pronouns designating possession and capable of substituting for noun phrases
double possessive: Combination of the periphrastic possessive, "of x" with the possessive inflection of a noun. For example, "A friend of John's"
double possessive: Two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case, as with "St. Paul's Cathedral's vergers"; discouraged on grounds of style
possess: To vest ownership in (someone) with ownership
possess: To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner
They thought he was possessed by evil spirits.
reflexive possessive pronoun: a type of reflexive pronoun
reflexive possessive pronouns: plural form of reflexive possessive pronoun
possess: to own
possess: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East" enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her
possess: If someone or something possesses a particular quality, ability, or feature, they have it. individuals who are deemed to possess the qualities of sense, loyalty and discretion see also possessed
possess: If you possess something, you have it or own it. He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars
possess: {v} to get or give possession, have, enjoy
possess: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
possess: enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her
possess: To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc
possess: To have; to have ownership of
possess: To take control of someones body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner
possess: To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize
possess: to acquaint; to inform; followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively
possess: feelings If you ask what possessed someone to do something, you are emphasizing your great surprise that they have done something which you consider foolish or dangerous. What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?
possess: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
possess: enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"
possess: To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book
possess: To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc
possess: {f} control, dominate; hold; have as a quality; own, have as property
possess: To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold
possessively: in a possessive manner
possessively: materialistically, in the manner of wanting to acquire new possessions
possessively: in a possessive manner; "he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife
possessively: in a possessive manner; "he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife"
possessiveness: The quality of being possessive
possessiveness: excessive desire to possess or dominate
possessiveness: {i} having desire to possess, materialism
possessives: plural of possessive