Optative

What do we mean by optative?

Expressing a wish or choice. adjective

Of, relating to, or being a mood of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, used to express a wish. adjective

Designating a statement using a verb in the subjunctive mood to indicate a wish or desire, as in Had I the means, I would do it. adjective

The optative mood. noun

A verb or an expression in the optative mood. noun

Expressing or expressive of desire or wish.

Expressing wish or desire by a distinct grammatical form; pertaining to or constituting the mode named from this use: as, the optative mode; optative constructions.

Something to be desired. noun

In grammar, the optative mode of a verb. Abbreviated opt. noun

Something to be desired. noun

The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood. noun

Expressing desire or wish. adjective

That mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed. adjective

Expressing a wish or a choice. adjective

Related or pertaining to the optative mood. adjective

A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English has no inflexional optative mood, but it has modal verbs like "might" and "may" that express possibility. noun

A verb or expression in the optative mood. noun

Relating to a mood of verbs in some languages adjective

A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs noun

(grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English does not have inflectional optative forms.

(grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.

Words that are spelled similarly to optative:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word optative:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe optative:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective optative:
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Words that sound like optative:
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