Grammar. Of or pertaining to the expression of a condition.

= conjunctive, adj. 3c. Cf. subjunctive, adj. 1a. Obsolete. rare.

Relating to, of the nature of, or expressing an entreaty, request, or wish; supplicatory. Also (Grammar): = precative, adj.

Pertaining to custom, of use and wont. spec. in Philology, esp. as the epithet of a particular mood in Celtic languages.

Grammar. Applied to that form or ‘mood’ of the verb which can be used only in collocation with another verb, indicative, imperative, or also…

Expressing entreaty or desire; supplicatory; (spec. in Grammar, of a word, particle, mood, etc.) expressing a request or wish. Also as n.: a…

That expresses a request, spec. designating the grammatical mood that expresses a request or demand (cf. imperative, adj. 1).

Of a verbal mood: that expresses exhortation.

Grammar. Designating or relating to a part of a verb used to express possibility. Chiefly in potential mood n. a mood, such as the subjunctive…

Expressing a command or order: esp. in Grammar, applied to forms of the verb.

Grammar. Of a verb, esp. a modal auxiliary: implying obligation. Also as n.

Grammar. Of or pertaining to the expression of a hypothetical statement, esp. in hypothetical clause, hypothetical subjunctive; loosely, = conditional…

Grammar. Of a verbal mood or agent: expressing permission or exhortation.