Possessive | Mean of possessive in English Dictionary

/pəˈzɛsɪv/

• not willing to share things with or lend things to other people
1. She is very possessive about her toys.
2. He is quite possessive of his DVD collection.
• wanting all of someone's attention and love
1. If you marry him, he is only going to become even more jealous and possessive than he is now.
2. a possessive boyfriend
3. a mother who was very possessive of her son
• relating to a word or a form of a word that shows that something or someone belongs to something or someone else
1. The possessive form of “dog” is “dog's.”
2. “His” and “her” are possessive pronouns.
• Noun

• a possessive word or phrase
1. “Your” and “yours” are possessives.
• the form of a word that shows possession or belonging
1. The possessive of “it” is “its.”