OPTATIVE


Meaning of OPTATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɔptətɪv ]

adj. & n. Gram. --adj. expressing a wish. --n. the optative mood. øoptative mood a set of verb-forms expressing a wish etc., distinct esp. in Sanskrit and Greek. øøoptatively adv. [F optatif -ive f. LL optativus (as OPT)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.