Meaning

2 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The possessive case.

    the case expressing ownership

  2. (countable, uncountable)A word used to indicate the possessive case.

Examples

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  1. Tom is quite possessive, isn't he?

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  2. Tom is very possessive, isn't he?

    deTom ist ganz schön besitzergreifend, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

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  3. Tom said that Mary was possessive.

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  4. Tom is possessive, but Mary isn't.

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  5. I think that Tom is possessive.

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Origin

From Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), f

From Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possessiō (“possessing”), from possidēre (“to possess”). By surface analysis, possess + -ive.

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Forms

plural: possessives
Singularpossessive
Pluralpossessives

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words
RelatedproprietaryC2proprietorialC2possessive pronounpossessive adjectivepossessive determinerpossessive suffixcomitativegenitivekteticproprietive
Deriveddouble possessiveindependent possessivepossessivelypossessiveness

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
possepossessB1possessionB1possessivenesspossibilityB1possibleA2
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