possessive

adjective

/pəˈzesɪv/

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possessive (of/about somebody/something) demanding total attention or love; not wanting somebody to be independent
- Some parents are too possessive of their children.
Extra Examples
- Loretta's starting to get possessive and jealous.
- She had always been possessive of her brother.
- her fiercely possessive love for him
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- of
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possessive (of/about something) not liking to lend things or share things with others
- Jimmy's very possessive about his toys.
- Why should he feel so possessive about some old photos?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- of
See full entry
[usually before noun] (grammar) showing that something belongs to somebody/something
- possessive pronouns (= yours, theirs, etc.)
Topics Languagea2

possessive

noun

/pəˈzesɪv/

(grammar)

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[countable] a pronoun or a form of a word that expresses the fact that something belongs to somebody/something
- ‘Ours’ and ‘their’ are possessives.
the possessive
noun [singular] the special form of a word that expresses belongingTopics Languagea2

compare genitive

单词	possessive
释义	possessive adjective /pəˈzesɪv/ /pəˈzesɪv/ jump to other results possessive (of/about somebody/something) demanding total attention or love; not wanting somebody to be independent Some parents are too possessive of their children. Extra Examples Loretta's starting to get possessive and jealous. She had always been possessive of her brother. her fiercely possessive love for him Topics Personal qualitiesc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel become … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about of See full entry possessive (of/about something) not liking to lend things or share things with others Jimmy's very possessive about his toys. Why should he feel so possessive about some old photos? Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel become … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about of See full entry [usually before noun] (grammar) showing that something belongs to somebody/something possessive pronouns (= yours, theirs, etc.) Topics Languagea2 possessive noun /pəˈzesɪv/ /pəˈzesɪv/ (grammar) jump to other results [countable] a pronoun or a form of a word that expresses the fact that something belongs to somebody/something ‘Ours’ and ‘their’ are possessives. the possessive noun [singular] the special form of a word that expresses belongingTopics Languagea2 compare genitive
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