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  1. possessive:
  2. possess:
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Detailed Translations for possessive from English to Dutch

possessive:

possessive adj

  1. possessive (genitive)
    – serving to express or indicate possession 1

Translation Matrix for possessive:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- genitive; genitive case; possessive case
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bezittelijk genitive; possessive

Synonyms for "possessive":

  • genitive; oblique; oblique case
  • acquisitive
  • dominant
  • genitive; genitive case; possessive case; oblique; oblique case

Related Definitions for "possessive":

  1. desirous of owning1
    • small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys1
  2. having or showing a desire to control or dominate1
    • a possessive parent1
  3. serving to express or indicate possession1
    • possessive pronouns1
  4. the case expressing ownership1

Wiktionary Translations for possessive:

possessive
adjective
  1. grammar: indicating possession
  2. unwilling to yield possession of
possessive
noun
  1. bezittelijk voornaamwoord (possessivum) ebank
adjective
  1. taalkunde|nld bezittend, bezittelijk, bezitterig

possess:

to possess verbe (possesses, possessed, possessing)

  1. to possess (own; have)
    hebben; bezitten; beschikken over; in eigendom hebben
  2. to possess (own; have)
    – have ownership or possession of 1

Conjugations for possess:

present
  1. possess
  2. possess
  3. possesses
  4. possess
  5. possess
  6. possess
simple past
  1. possessed
  2. possessed
  3. possessed
  4. possessed
  5. possessed
  6. possessed
present perfect
  1. have possessed
  2. have possessed
  3. has possessed
  4. have possessed
  5. have possessed
  6. have possessed
past continuous
  1. was possessing
  2. were possessing
  3. was possessing
  4. were possessing
  5. were possessing
  6. were possessing
future
  1. shall possess
  2. will possess
  3. will possess
  4. shall possess
  5. will possess
  6. will possess
continuous present
  1. am possessing
  2. are possessing
  3. is possessing
  4. are possessing
  5. are possessing
  6. are possessing
subjunctive
  1. be possessed
  2. be possessed
  3. be possessed
  4. be possessed
  5. be possessed
  6. be possessed
diverse
  1. possess!
  2. let's possess!
  3. possessed
  4. possessing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for possess:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
beschikken over have; own; possess
bezitten have; own; possess
hebben have; own; possess
in eigendom hebben have; own; possess
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
eigen have; own; possess ain; inborn; inherent; inherent in; innate; natural; own; private

Related Words for "possess":


Synonyms for "possess":


Related Definitions for "possess":

  1. have ownership or possession of1
  2. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill1
    • he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East1
  3. enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas1
    • What possessed you to buy this house?1
    • A terrible rage possessed her1

Wiktionary Translations for possess:

possess
verb
  1. -
possess
verb
  1. iets in eigendom hebben

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
possess bezitten besitzen — (umgangssprachlich) etwas als Eigentum haben, über das man verfügen kann
possess bezitten; erop nahouden; rijk zijn posséder — À trier