possessive (redirected from possessives)

pos·ses·sive  (p-zsv)

adj.

1. Of or relating to ownership or possession.

2. Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.

3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.

n. Grammar

1. The possessive case.

2. A possessive form or construction.

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pos·sessive·ly adv.

pos·sessive·ness n.

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possessive

Adjective

1. of possession

2. desiring excessively to possess or dominate: a possessive husband

3. Grammar denoting a form of a noun or pronoun used to convey possession, as my or Harry's: a possessive pronoun

Noun

Grammar

a. the possessive case

b. a word in the possessive case

possessiveness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	possessive - the case expressing ownership genitive, genitive case, possessive case oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative attributive genitive, attributive genitive case - a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective; "an example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother'"
Adj.	1.	possessive - serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" genitive grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
	2.	possessive - desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys" acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
	3.	possessive - having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent" dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

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possessive

adjective 1. jealous, controlling, dominating, domineering, proprietorial, overprotective

adjective 2. selfish, grasping, acquisitive

Translations

possessive [pəˈzɛsɪv] adj → posesivo

possessive [pəˈzɛsɪv] possess adj → possessif/ive

possessive [pəˈzɛsɪv] possess adj [+ nature etc] → besitzergreifend;

(Ling) [+ pronoun]; Possessiv-;

(000) [+ adjective]; besitzanzeigend;

to be possessive about sb/sth → Besitzansprüche an jdn/etw acc stellen

possessive [pəˈzɛsɪv] adj → possessivo/a