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"forms": [
{
"form": "possessive",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more possessive",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most possessive",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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},
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],
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"lang_code": "en",
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"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He is very possessive of his car and won't let anyone else drive it."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Not willing to share someone/something; wanting to control someone/something."
],
"id": "simple-possessive-en-adj-mU2EnJOS"
},
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs."
}
],
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"Showing ownership, possession or origin."
],
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"grammar"
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}
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{
"ipa": "/pəˈzɛsɪv/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-possessive.wav",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
}
],
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}
{
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{
"form": "possessive",
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"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more possessive",
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"comparative"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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{
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{
"text": "He is very possessive of his car and won't let anyone else drive it."
}
],
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"Not willing to share someone/something; wanting to control someone/something."
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Grammar"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs."
}
],
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"Showing ownership, possession or origin."
],
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"grammar"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/pəˈzɛsɪv/"
},
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"tags": [
"UK"
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}
],
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}
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