Wordiyopossessive
🇬🇧 UK/pə'zesɪv/🇺🇸 US/pә'zesiv/
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Definitions
adj.
Unwilling to share or let go of people or things; relating to ownership; indicating possession in grammar.
占有欲强的；所有的；（语法）所有格的
n.
The grammatical case or form that indicates ownership or possession.
（语法）所有格
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.possessive pronoun物主代词
- 2.possessive case所有格
- 3.[possessive behavior]占有欲强的行为
- 4.overly possessive过度占有欲的
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was so possessive that he checked her phone every night.
- 2.
In English, you add an apostrophe and 's' to form the possessive case.
- 3.
Her possessive attitude eventually drove her friends away.