POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

Meaning of POSSESSIVE PRONOUN in English

( possessive pronouns)

A possessive pronoun is a pronoun such as ‘mine’, ‘yours’, or ‘theirs’ which is used to refer to the thing of a particular kind that belongs to someone, as in ‘Can I borrow your pen? I’ve lost mine.’

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — noun Date: 15th century a pronoun that derives from a personal pronoun and denotes possession and analogous relationships
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — noun : a pronoun that derives from a personal pronoun and denotes possession and other analogous relations (as his in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — (Grammar) pronoun that shows ownership or relationship to (mine, yours, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — Date: 15th century : a pronoun that derives from a personal pronoun and denotes possession and analogous relationships
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — Function: noun Date: 15th century : a pronoun that derives from a personal pronoun and denotes possession and analogous relationships
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — ■ noun Grammar a pronoun indicating possession, for example mine .
Concise Oxford English vocab
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — [possessive pronoun] n (15c): a pronoun that derives from a personal pronoun and denotes possession and analogous relationships
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — (~s) A ~ is a pronoun such as ‘mine’, ‘yours’, or ‘theirs’ which is used to refer to the thing …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — притяжательное местоимение
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — притяжательное местоимение
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — притяжательное местоимение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — притяжательное местоимение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — притяжательное местоимение
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — притяжательное местоимение
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN — притяжательное местоимение
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSSESSIVE — adj possessive (1. as in possessive rights; 2. [Gram.]
Interlingua English vocab
PRONOUN — pronomine PRONOUNCE: pronunciar (-abil, -ation), declarar
English interlingue dictionary
PRONOUN — noun see: pro- Date: 1530 any of a small set of words in a language that are used as substitutes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POSSESSIVE — I. pə]ˈzesiv, pō], ]ˈses-], -ēv adjective Etymology: Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus, from possessus (past participle of possidēre to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRONOUN — ˈprōˌnau̇n noun Etymology: Middle French pronom, from Latin pronomin-, pronomen, from pro- pro- (II) + nomin-, nomen name, noun — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRONOUN — (n.) A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in …
Английский словарь Webster
POSSESSIVE — (n.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
Английский словарь Webster
POSSESSIVE — (n.) The possessive case.
Английский словарь Webster
PRONOUN — ( n. ) A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. The personal …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE — ( n. ) The possessive case.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE — ( n. ) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRONOUN — /proh"nown'/ , n. Gram. any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE — — possessively , adv. — possessiveness , n. /peuh zes"iv/ , adj. 1. jealously opposed to the personal independence of, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRONOUN — n. (Grammar) word used to replace nouns and noun phrases (she, we, this, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POSSESSIVE — I. pə-ˈze-siv also -ˈse- adjective Date: 15th century 1. : of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRONOUN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pronomin-, pronomen, from pro- for + nomin-, nomen name — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRONOUN — noun a word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. the personal pronouns in …
Webster English vocab
POSSESSIVE — noun the possessive case. 2. possessive ·noun a possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. 3. possessive ·adj …
Webster English vocab
PRONOUN — ■ noun a word used instead of a noun to indicate someone or something already mentioned or known, e.g. I …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRONOUN — [pro.noun] n [ME pronom, fr. L pronomin-, pronomen, fr. pro- for + nomin-, nomen name--more at pro-, name] (1530): any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POSSESSIVE — [pos.ses.sive] adj (15c) 1: of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, or a grammatical case that denotes …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRONOUN — pronoun BrE AmE ˈprəʊ naʊn AmE \ ˈproʊ- ▷ pronoun|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE — possessive BrE AmE pə ˈzes ɪv ▷ possessive|ly li ▷ possessive|ness nəs nɪs ▷ possessive|s z ▶ pos ˌ sessive …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRONOUN — / ˈprəʊnaʊn; NAmE ˈproʊ-/ noun ( grammar ) a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE — / pəˈzesɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. possessive (of / about sb/sth) demanding total attention or love; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRONOUN — pro ‧ noun /ˈprəʊnaʊn $ ˈproʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: pro- + noun , on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSSESSIVE — I. pos ‧ ses ‧ sive 1 /pəˈzesɪv/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . wanting someone to have feelings of love …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRONOUN — n. a word used instead of and to indicate a noun already mentioned or known, esp. to avoid repetition (e.g. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSSESSIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 showing a desire to possess or retain what one already owns. 2 showing jealous and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRONOUN — n. a word used instead of and to indicate a noun already mentioned or known, esp. to avoid repetition (e.g. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 showing a desire to possess or retain what one already owns. 2 showing jealous and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRONOUN — n. a word used instead of and to indicate a noun already mentioned or known, esp. to avoid repetition (e.g. …
Oxford English vocab
POSSESSIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. showing a desire to possess or retain what one already owns. 2 showing jealous and …
Oxford English vocab
PRONOUN — ( pronouns) A pronoun is a word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE — ( possessives) 1. Someone who is possessive about another person wants all that person’s love and attention. Danny could be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRONOUN — (~s) A ~ is a word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not need …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRONOUN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES demonstrative pronoun indefinite pronoun personal pronoun possessive pronoun/form/case etc ▪ the possessive pronouns ‘ours’ and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POSSESSIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POSSESSIVE — [adjective]If you are possessive about something that you own, you do not like lending it to other people or sharing …
Cambridge English vocab
PRONOUN — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PRONOUN — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ plural , singular ▪ first-person , second-person , etc. ▪ anaphoric , definite , demonstrative , indefinite …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POSSESSIVE — n. 25B6; adjective he was very possessive : PROPRIETORIAL, overprotective, controlling, dominating, jealous, clingy. kids are possessive of their own …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRONOUN — n. a demonstrative; indefinite; interrogative; personal; possessive; reflexive; relative ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
POSSESSIVE — adj. 1 greedy, unyielding, selfish, ungiving, ungenerous, stingy, niggardly, materialistic, covetous, acquisitive He refuses to see anyone, as he is …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRONOUN — сущ.; грам. местоимение demonstrative pronoun ≈ указательное местоимение indefinite pronoun ≈ неопределенное местоимение interrogative pronoun ≈ вопросительное местоимение personal pronoun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSSESSIVE — прил. 1) собственнический; относящийся к собственности 2) грам. притяжательный possessive case ≈ притяжательный падеж possessive pronoun ≈ притяжательное местоимение притяжательный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRONOUN — Местоимение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRONOUN — pronoun.ogg ʹprəʋnaʋn n грам. местоимение personal interrogative, relative pronoun - личное вопросительное, относительное местоимение
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POSSESSIVE — possessive.ogg 1. pəʹzesıv n 1. 1> притяжательный падеж 2> притяжательное местоимение 2. родительный (падеж) принадлежности 2. pəʹzesıv a 1. 1> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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