possessive adjective

  • 1Possessive adjective — Examples Do you like my new dress? Please wash your hands. Her train leaves in an hour. English grammar series English grammar Contraction …

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  • 2possessive adjective — noun : a pronominal adjective expressing possession (as my in my hat, his in his answer) * * * possessive adjective, an adjective that shows possession, formed from a personal pronoun. My, your, his, etc., are possessive adjectives …

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  • 3possessive adjective — noun An adjective expressing possession. My , its and his are possessive adjectives. Syn: possessive determiner …

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  • 4possessive adjective — /pəzɛsɪv ˈædʒəktɪv/ (say puhzesiv ajuhktiv) noun Grammar the adjectival form of a possessive pronoun, as my, his, her, our, etc …

  • 5possessive adjective — noun Date: 1870 a pronominal adjective expressing possession …

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  • 6possessive adjective — (Grammar) pronominal adjective that expresses possession (my, your, his, her, its, our and their) …

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  • 7Possessive — may be:* Possessive case * Possessive adjective * Possessive pronoun * Possessive suffix * Possessive construction, pattern among words indicating possession (linguistics) See also * Possession (disambiguation) * Possessed (disambiguation) * The… …

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  • 8possessive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) demanding someone s total attention and love. 2) unwilling to share one s possessions. 3) Grammar expressing possession. DERIVATIVES possessively adverb possessiveness noun …

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  • 9Possessive pronoun — A possessive pronoun is a part of speech that attributes ownership to someone or something. Like all other pronouns, it substitutes a noun phrase and can prevent its repetition. For example, in the phrase, These glasses are mine, not yours , the… …

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  • 10possessive — 1 adjective 1 wanting someone to have feelings of love or friendship only for you: Men are very protective and sometimes possessive towards their daughters. 2 unwilling to let other people use something you own (+ about): He s so possessive about …

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