Optative definitions

Optative

1) Deciding 2) Decision making 3) Designating a verb mood 4) French word used in English 5) Indicating an option or wish
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Optative

[Ancient Greek] The optative mood, from Ancient Greek (énklisis) euktikḗ `(inflection) for wishing` and Latin optātīvus (modus) `(way) of wishing`, is a grammatical mood of the Ancient Greek verb, named for its use as a way to express wishes. It is also used to express potentiality and to replace other moods in dependent clauses under...
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optative

mood expressing a desire or wish
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Optative

• (n.) Something to be desired. • (a.) Expressing desire or wish. • (n.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
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Optative

Op'ta·tive adjective [ Latin optativus : confer French optatif .] Expressing desire or wish. Fuller. Optative mood (Gram.) , that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.
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Optative

Op'ta·tive noun [ Confer French optatif .] 1. Something to be desired. [ R.] Bacon. 2. (Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
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optative

[adj] - indicating an option or wish 2. [adj] - (grammar) relating to a mood of verbs in some languages
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optative

adjective relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; `optative verb endings`
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