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possessive

/pəˈzesɪv/adjective

उच्चारण पज़ेसिव

अधिकार जताने वाला, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा हक़ जताने वाला

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    ~ (of/about sb/sth)

    demanding all of somebody's love and attention and not wanting them to be independent

    अधिकार जताने वाला, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा हक़ जताने वाला

    • He is very possessive about his younger sister.
    • He grew possessive of his friend and resented every new classmate.
    • She is too possessive of her boyfriend and checks his phone often.
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    • A possessive parent may find it hard to let a child grow up.
    • He became possessive about his new friend.

    Synonyms jealous clinging controlling overprotective

  2. 2

    ~ (of/about sth)

    not liking to lend things or share things with others

    (अपनी चीज़ें) न बाँटने वाला

    • Children are often possessive about their toys.
    • My cousin is possessive about his cricket bat and never lets anyone touch it.
    • The little boy is very possessive about his toys and won't share them.
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    • She is possessive about her notes and never lends them out.
    • Dogs can be possessive of their food.

    Synonyms selfish proprietorial

    Opposite generous

  3. 3

    [usually before noun] grammar

    showing that something belongs to somebody or something

    संबंधवाचक, स्वामित्वसूचक

    • Mine, yours and theirs are possessive pronouns.
    • the possessive case
    • In 'her bag', the word 'her' is a possessive adjective.
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    • Add an apostrophe and s to form the possessive case of most singular nouns.
    • The teacher asked us to underline the possessive pronouns in the passage.
noun
  1. 1

    [C] grammar

    a possessive adjective, pronoun or form

    संबंधवाचक शब्द

    • 'Radhika's' is a possessive.
    • In 'the dog's bone', the word 'dog's' is a possessive.
    • In the phrase 'the children's books', 'children's' is a possessive.
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    • Many students confuse the possessive with the plural form.
    • Write the possessive of 'boss' on the board.
◇Word family
possess verbpossession nounpossessiveness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

jealous clinging controlling overprotective selfish proprietorial

Antonyms

generous

§Grammar and usage

Possessive pronouns such as yours, hers, ours and theirs never take an apostrophe, so its is the possessive and it's means it is.

Yours, hers, ours और theirs जैसे possessive pronouns में कभी apostrophe नहीं लगता, इसलिए its possessive है और it's का अर्थ it is है।

We say a friend of mine and a friend of Radhika's, using the double possessive.

Double possessive के साथ हम a friend of mine और a friend of Radhika's कहते हैं।