Look up: dative

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   dative
   [adj] - (linguistics) relating to the dative case 2. [n] - the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
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   Dative
   Da'tive adjective [ Latin dativus appropriate to giving, from dare to give. See 2d Date .] 1. (Gram.) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective. 2. (Law) (a) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office ...
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   Dative
   Da'tive noun [ Latin dativus .] The dative case. See Dative , adjective , 1.
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   dative
   dative case noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
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   Dative
   `Dative` has several meanings. *In grammar, the `dative case` is used to indicate the noun to whom something is given. *In chemistry, a `dative bond` (also known as a coordinate covalent bond) is a chemical bond in which the shared electrons come from one atom only.
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   Dative
   • (a.) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer. • (a.) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective. • (a.) In one`s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office. • (n.) The dative case. See D...
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   dative
   dative (dā'tiv) [Lat.,=giving], in Latin grammar, the case typically used to refer to an indirect object, i.e., a secondary recipient of an action. For example, him in I gave him a book is translated in Latin by a dative case. The Latin dative also has other uses; and the cases called dati...
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