possessive

pos·ses·sive

 (pə-zĕs′ĭv)

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·ses′sive·ly adv.

pos·ses′sive·ness n.

possessive

(pəˈzɛsɪv)

adj

1. of or relating to possession or ownership

2. having or showing an excessive desire to possess, control, or dominate: a possessive mother.

3. (Grammar) grammar

a. another word for genitive¹

b. denoting an inflected form of a noun or pronoun used to convey the idea of possession, association, etc, as my or Harry's

n

(Grammar) grammar

a. the possessive case

b. a word or speech element in the possessive case

posˈsessively adv

posˈsessiveness n

pos•ses•sive

(pəˈzɛs ɪv)

adj.

1. desiring to dominate or be the only influence on someone.

2. of or pertaining to possession or ownership.

3. indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc., as Jane's in Jane's coat. His in his book is a possessive adjective. His in The book is his is a possessive pronoun. Compare genitive (def. 1).

n.

4. the possessive case.

5. a possessive form or construction.

pos•ses′sive•ly, adv.

pos•ses′sive•ness, n.

possessive

A case of nouns or pronouns that expresses ownership, often shown by an apostrophe followed by “s” as in Jane’s car.”

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"

possessive

adjective

1. jealous, controlling, dominating, domineering, proprietorial, overprotective Danny could be very jealous and possessive of me.

2. selfish, grasping, acquisitive He's very possessive about his car.

possessive

adjective

Fearful of the loss of position or affection:

clutching, jealous.

Translations

تَمَلُّكي، مُتَمَلِّكيَشير إلى الملكيَّه

panovačnýpřivlastňovací

besiddendedensditdominerendehans

possessivbesitzergreifend

κτητικός

possessif

birtokolni vágyóbirtokos

drottnunargjarn, ráîríkureignar-

possessivo

притяжательный

iyelikkıskançmülkiyetçipaylaşmayı sevmeyen

占有的所有格的

possessive

[pəˈzesɪv]

A. ADJ

1. [person] → posesivo; [love etc] → dominante, tiránico
to be possessive about sth/towards sb → ser posesivo con algo/algn

2. (Ling) → posesivo

B. N (Ling) → posesivo m

C. CPD possessive pronoun N → pronombre m posesivo

possessive

[pəˈzɛsɪv] adj → possessif/ive
to be possessive about sb → être possessif/ive avec qn
I am possessive about my car
BUT Je n'aime pas prêter ma voiture.possessive adjective n → adjectif m possessif

possessive

adj (towards belongings) → eigen; mother, boyfriend, love, manner etc → besitzergreifend; streak → besitzergreifend, habgierig; to be possessive about something → seine Besitzansprüche auf etw (acc) → betonen; to be possessive toward(s) somebody → an jdn Besitzansprüche stellen

n (Gram: = pronoun, adjective) → Possessiv(um) nt

possessive

[pəˈzɛsɪv]

1. adj (gen, also) (Gram) → possessivo/a
an over-possessive wife → una moglie troppo possessiva
to be possessive about sth/towards sb → essere possessivo/a nei confronti di qc/qn

2. n (Gram) → possessivo

possess

(pəˈzes) verb

to own or have. How much money does he possess? besit يَمْلُك، يَمْتَلِك притежавам possuir mít, vlastnit besitzen eje έχωposeer, tener en su haber, tener valdama دارا بودن؛ داشتن omistaa posséder לְהַחֲזִיק का स्वामी या मालिक होना posjedovati, imati birtokol, van neki memiliki eiga possedere 所有する 소유하다 turėti, valdyti būt; piederēt memiliki bezittenbesitte, eie, haposiadać لرل، درلودل possuir a avea, a poseda владеть, обладать mať, vlastniť imeti posedovati äga, ha, besitta ครอบครอง sahip olmak 擁有 володіти مالک ہونا، رکھنا sở hữu; có 拥有

posˈsession (-ʃən) noun

1. something which is owned by a person, country etc. She lost all her possessions in the fire. besitting إمْتِلاك، تَمَلُّك притежание posse majetek der Besitz ejendel; koloni υπάρχοντα, περιουσίαposesión omand دارایی omaisuus possessionרכוש स्वामित्व vlasništvo, posjed tulajdon, javak milik eign possedimento, bene 所有物 소유물 turtas, valda īpašums; manta kepunyaan bezit, eigendomeiendel, eie, besittelsemajątek داريي posse posesi(un)e, avere имущество, собственность majetok posest imetak tillhörighet, ägodel สิ่งที่ครอบครองอยู่ mal, eşya 原有物，財產 власність; майно ملکيت tài sản 原有物，财产

2. the state of possessing. besittend إمْتِلاك притежаване posse vlastnictví der Besitz eje ιδιοκτησίαposesión, tenencia omandiõigus مالکیت omistaminen possessionבעלות कब्जा, दखल, भोग držanje, uživanje birtoklás pemilikan eign possesso 所有 소유 turėjimas, valdymas valdījums; piederība pemilikan beziteie, besittelseposiadanie مالكيت posse posedare владение, обладание vlastníctvo lastništvo posedovanje besittande, ägande ความเป็นเจ้าของ sahip olma 擁有，佔有 володіння زير ملکيت sự sở hữu 拥有，占有

posˈsessive (-siv) adjective

1. showing that someone or something possesses an object etc. `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives. besitlik يَشير إلى الملكيَّه притежателен possessivo přivlastňovací possessiv min; dit; hans; hendes; dens κτητικόςposesivo omastav ملکی possessiivi- possessif שַׁייָכוּת स्वत्वबोधक posvojna zamjenica birtokos kata ganti empunya eignar- possessivo 所有格 소유격의 savybinis piederības- milik bezittelijk eie- dzierżawczy ملكى possessivo posesiv притяжательный privlastňovací svojilen posesivan possessiv แสดงความเป็นเจ้าของ iyelik 所有格的 присвійний حالت اضافي sở hữu 所有格的

2. acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions. a possessive mother. besitlik تَمَلُّكي، مُتَمَلِّك със силно чувство за собственост possessivo panovačný besitzgierig besiddende; dominerende κτητικός, ζηλότυπος posesivo omanikuinstinktiga تملک گرای omistushaluinen possessifרכושני सम्बन्धवाचक, सम्बन्धकारक koji voli dominirati, posvojni birtokolni vágyó posesif drottnunargjarn, ráðríkur possessivo 所有欲の強い 소유욕이 강한 valdingas, savininkiškas valdonīgs bersifat tdk mahu berkongsi bezitterigbegjærlig, dominerende zaborczy ملكيت غوښتنه possessivo posesiv собственнический panovačný oblasten posesivan dominant, hagalen, härsklysten เกี่ยวกับการครอบครอง mülkiyetçi, paylaşmayı sevmeyen, kıskanç 佔有的 власницький ملکيت جتانے والا tỏ ý chiếm hữu 占有的

posˈsessively adverb

besitlik بِصورَة تمَلُّكِيَّه със силно чувство за собственост possessivamente sobecky possessiv besiddende; dominerende κτητικά de manera posesiva omanikuinstinktiga بطور ملکی omistushaluisesti de manière possessive בְּצוּרָה רְכוּשָנִית अधिकार सहित posesivan birtokolni vágyó módon secara posesif með drottnunargirni in maniera possessiva がめつく 소유욕이 강하게 savininkiškai valdonīgi dgn sifat yg tdk mahu berkongsi met een bezittelijke betekenis, bezitterigbegjærlig zaborczo په ملكى ډول possessivamente (în mod) posesiv собственнически sebecky oblastno posesivno på ett dominant sätt, härsklystet ด้วยการเป็นเจ้าของ sahip çıkarak 佔有(地) власницьки قابضانہ حيثيت سے sở hữu; ích kỷ 占有（地）

posˈsessiveness noun

besitlikheid تَمَلُّك силно чувство за собственост possessividade chtivost, sobectví die Besessenheit besiddertrang κτητικότητα posesividad, carácter posesivo omanikuinstinkt تملک گرایی omistushalu possessivitéרכושנות स्वत्वबोधकता posesivnost birtokvágy sifat posesif drottnunargirni possessività 所有欲 소유욕이 강함 savininkiškumas valdonīgums sifat tdk mahu berkongsi bezitterigheid begjærlighet zaborczość ملكيت غوښتنه carácter possessivo posesivitate; caracter posesiv чувство собственности chtivosť, sebeckosť oblastnost posesivnost habegär, ägandebegär, härsklystnad ความเป็นเจ้าของ sahip çıkma 佔有 власницький інстинкт قبضہ، ملکيت sự sở hữu; sự ích kỷ 占有

posˈsessor noun

He is the proud possessor of a new car. besitter, eienaar مالِك притежател possuidor majitel der/die Besitzer(in) ejer ιδιοκτήτης, κάτοχοςposeedor; propietario omanik مالک omistaja propriétaireבעל स्वामी, मालिक, दखलदार, कब्जेदार, भोक्ता posjednik tulajdonos pemilik eigandi proprietario 所有者 소유자 savininkas īpašnieks pemilik eigenaareier, innehaverposiadacz مالك possuidor proprietar, posesor владелец, обладатель majiteľ imetnik vlasnik ägare, innehavare เจ้าของ sahip 佔有者 власник مالک chủ nhân 占有者

possessive

n. gr. adjetivo o pronombre posesivo;

a. posesivo-a.