possessive

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pos|ses|sive /pəz'esɪv/ (possessives)
1 [ADJ] 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...
= jealous
● possessively [ADV]
Leaning over, he kissed her possessively on the mouth.
● possessiveness [N-UNCOUNT]
I've ruined every relationship with my possessiveness.
= jealousy
2 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ about n
Someone who is possessive about things that they own does not like other people to use them.
People were very possessive about their coupons.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
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'.
4 [N-COUNT]
A possessive is a possessive determiner or the possessive form of a name or noun.pos|ses|sive pro|noun (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.'

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