possessive
adjective/pəˈzesɪv/
/pəˈzesɪv/
- possessive (of/about somebody/something) demanding total attention or love; not wanting somebody to be independent
- Some parents are too possessive of their children.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- Loretta's starting to get possessive and jealous.
- She had always been possessive of her brother.
- his fiercely possessive love for her
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
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- possessive (of/about something) not liking to lend things or share things with others
- Jimmy's very possessive about his toys.
- Why should he feel so possessive about some old photos?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
- [usually before noun] (grammar) showing that something belongs to somebody/something
- possessive pronouns (= yours, theirs, etc.)
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