possessive
US: /pəˈzɛsɪv/
UK: /pəzˈɛsɪv/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
possessive /pə'zesiv/- tính từ
- sở hữu, chiếm hữu
- tỏ ý muốn có, tỏ ý muốn chiếm hữu
- khư khư giữ của, khư khư giữ lấy cho riêng mình
- a possessive mother: người mẹ cứ khư khư giữ lấy con mình
- (ngôn ngữ học) sở hữu
- the possessive case: cách sở hữu
- possessive pronoun: đại từ sở hữu
- danh từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) cách sở hữu
- từ sở hữu (tính từ, đại từ...)
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun+ adjective
1 ~ (of / about sb/sth) demanding total attention or love; not wanting sb to be independent: Some parents are too possessive of their children.
2 ~ (of / about sth) not liking to lend things or share things with others: Jimmy's very possessive about his toys.
3 (grammar) showing that sth belongs to sb/sth: possessive pronouns (= yours, his, etc.)
possessively adverb: 'That's mine!' she said possessively.
possessiveness noun [U]: I couldn't stand his jealousy and possessiveness.
+ noun (grammar)
1 [C] an adjective, a pronoun or a form of a word that expresses the fact that sth belongs to sb/sth: 'Ours' and 'their' are possessives.
2 (the possessive) noun [sing.] the special form of a word that expresses belonging
Compare: GENITIVE
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 greedy, unyielding, selfish, ungiving, ungenerous, stingy, niggardly, materialistic, covetous, acquisitive:
He refuses to see anyone, as he is very possessive of his time.
2 overprotective, controlling, grasping, dominating, domineering, overbearing:
Anyone with a possessive parent finds it difficult to leave home.
Collocation
VERBS
be, feel, seem | become, get
Nick's starting to get possessive and jealous.
ADV.
extremely, fiercely, intensely, very
her fiercely possessive love for him
| rather
PREP.
about
Why should he feel so possessive about some old photos?
| of
She had always been possessive of her brother.
| towards
He was very possessive towards her.
