OPTATIVE
\ˈɒptətˌɪv], \ˈɒptətˌɪv], \ˈɒ_p_t_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
Definitions of OPTATIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
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relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Expressing desire or wish.
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Something to be desired.
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The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
By Oddity Software
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Expressing desire or wish.
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Something to be desired.
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The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman