SUBJUNCTIVE


Meaning of SUBJUNCTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv ]

adj. & n. Gram. --adj. (of a mood) denoting what is imagined or wished or possible (e.g. if I were you, God help you, be that as it may). --n. 1 the subjunctive mood. 2 a verb in this mood. øøsubjunctively adv. [F subjonctif -ive or LL subjunctivus f. L (as SUBJOIN), transl. Gk hupotaktikos, as being used in subjoined clauses]

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