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possessive

adjectivenounB1 · Intermediate

Not wanting to share what you have.

Meanings of «possessive»

1 · adjective

not wanting to share what you have

My little brother is very possessive about his toys.

2 · noun

the grammatical form that shows ownership, like 's

Add an apostrophe and s to form the possessive.

Similar: genitive

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Word family

possess B1 · verbpossession B1 · nounpossessive B1 · adjectivepossessor C1 · nounpossessiveness C1 · nounrepossess C1 · verb