Look up: dative

1. 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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2. 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...
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3. Dative
   Da'tive noun [ Latin dativus .] The dative case. See Dative , adjective , 1.
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4. dative
   dative case noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
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5. 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...
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6. 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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7. Dative
   In grammar, dative is a term applied to the case of nouns which usually follows verbs or other parts of speech that express giving, or some act directed to the object, generally indicated in English by to or for.
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