Definition of conative in English:

conative

adjective ˈkɒnətɪv

1Psychology Philosophy
Of or involving conation.
Example sentencesExamples
- It enters into every form of thinking and into many of our conative and emotional attitudes as well.
- Attitudes are predispositions to act in a particular situation and involve three elements: cognitive, affective, and conative.
- It has to have some effect: political speech is conative or it is nothing.
- And, if approval is a conative rather than a cognitive attitude, we might say that she expressed a non-cognitive attitude.
- We are essentially conative beings, striving towards goals.
2Grammar
Denoting a word or structure that expresses attempted action as opposed to action itself, for example at in he was kicking at the bicycle.
Example sentencesExamples
- Additionally, 'break' verbs may appear in the simple intransitive construction while 'cut' verbs may appear in the conative construction.
- In Greek, for example, the imperfective sometimes adds the notion of "try to do something" (the so-called conative imperfect).
- Although they do not explicitly speak of an ingressive imperfect, they do mention the conative imperfect.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin conat- 'endeavoured' (from the verb conari) + -ive.

单词	conative
释义	Definition of conative in English: conative adjective ˈkɒnətɪv 1Psychology Philosophy Of or involving conation. Example sentencesExamples It enters into every form of thinking and into many of our conative and emotional attitudes as well. Attitudes are predispositions to act in a particular situation and involve three elements: cognitive, affective, and conative. It has to have some effect: political speech is conative or it is nothing. And, if approval is a conative rather than a cognitive attitude, we might say that she expressed a non-cognitive attitude. We are essentially conative beings, striving towards goals. 2Grammar Denoting a word or structure that expresses attempted action as opposed to action itself, for example at in he was kicking at the bicycle. Example sentencesExamples Additionally, 'break' verbs may appear in the simple intransitive construction while 'cut' verbs may appear in the conative construction. In Greek, for example, the imperfective sometimes adds the notion of "try to do something" (the so-called conative imperfect). Although they do not explicitly speak of an ingressive imperfect, they do mention the conative imperfect. Origin Late 19th century: from Latin conat- 'endeavoured' (from the verb conari) + -ive.
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