possessive
Pronunciation
[change]Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- 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.
- (grammar) Showing ownership, possession or origin.
- There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.