possessive

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /pəˈzɛsɪv/

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Adjective

Positive possessive

Comparative more possessive

Superlative most possessive

1. Not willing to share someone/something; wanting to control someone/something.

   He is very possessive of his car and won't let anyone else drive it.

2. (grammar) Showing ownership, possession or origin.

   There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.

Related words

• possessive adjective
• possessive determiner
• possessive pronoun