A possessive noun is a noun indicating ownership, possession, origin or purpose. For example "the story of the witness" can be turned into "the witness's story".
The possessive is shown by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of a noun or just an apostorphe (') after plural nouns already ending in -s.
Examples:
There are two types of possessive pronouns:
Possessive pronouns are words that take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.
The seven possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, theirs.
Possessive adjectives are words that describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. Possessive adjectives are placed just before the noun they describe.
The seven possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Examples:
The Browns live on this street. That house is theirs. (possessive pronoun)
The Browns live on this street. That is their house. (possessive adjective)
- noun
1.
the act or fact of possessing.
2.
the state of being possessed.
3.
ownership.
4.
Law. actual holding or occupancy, either with or without rights of ownership.
5.
a thing possessed: He packed all his possessions into one trunk.
6.
possessions, property or wealth.
7.
a territorial dominion of a state.
8.
Sports.
1. physical control of the ball or puck by a player or team: He didn't have full possession when he was tackled.
2. the right of a team to put the ball into play: They had possession after the other team sank a free throw.
9.
control over oneself, one's mind, etc.
10.
domination, actuation, or obsession by a feeling, idea, etc.
11.
the feeling or idea itself.
Example sentences
Origin: 1300-50; ME < L possessiōn- (s. of possessiō) occupancy, act of occupying, equiv. to possess(us), ptp. of possidēre to have in one's control, occupy (and, in active sense, ptp. of posīdere to seize upon) (*pots-, akin to posse to be able + -sidēre, comb. form of sedēre to sit1; cf. host1) + -iōn- -ion
In oder to be in possession it has to be on you or in your sorroundings.
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Mere possession the physical control or possession that a person has on an object. This type of possession has nothing to do with who lawfully owns the object.
Definition of possession - the act of having and controlling property.Examples of it used in a sentence:She had possession of her things.They took possession of the ball.
site possession meeting
Yep possession is a noun. People "gain possession" and "give up possession" of objects, properties, and ideas all the time.
La Possession
Possession in Hebrew is רכוש.
Possession of WHAT?
What is dellas proudest possession?
Antarctica is a possession of no country.