optative
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tə adjective
1.
designating or pertaining to a verb mood, as in Greek, that has among its functions the expression of a wish, as Greek íoimen “may we go, we wish we might go.”
noun
2.
the optative mood.
3.
a verb in the optative mood.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | indicating or expressing choice, preference, or wish |
| 2. | grammar denoting a mood of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, etc, expressing a wish |
| —n | |
| 3. | grammar |
| a. the optative mood | |
| b. a verb in this mood | |
| [C16: via French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optāre to desire] | |
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Word Origin & History
optative
grammatical mood expressing wish or desire, 1530, from M.Fr. optatif (15c.), from L.L. optativus, from L. optatus, pp. of optare (see option).
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Example sentences
Crucially, however, these ties are seen as optative rather than given.
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