单词 | optative |
释义 | optative[ op-tuh-tiv ] / ˈɒp tə tɪv / adjectivedesignating or pertaining to a verb mood, as in Greek, that has among its functions the expression of a wish, as Greek íoimen “may we go, we wish we might go.” nounthe optative mood. a verb in the optative mood. Origin of optative1520–30; <Late Latin optātīvus, equivalent to Latin optāt(us) (past participle of optāre;see opt, -ate1) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM optativeop·ta·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby optativeopsonize, opsonocytophagic, opsonometry, -opsy, opt, optative, optesthesia, optic, optical, optical aberration, optical activity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for optativeBritish Dictionary definitions for optativeoptative / (ˈɒptətɪv) / adjectiveindicating or expressing choice, preference, or wish grammar denoting a mood of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, etc, expressing a wish noungrammar
Word Origin for optativeC16: via French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optāre to desire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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