DEPONENT


Meaning of DEPONENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪˈpəunənt ]

adj. & n. --adj. Gram. (of a verb, esp. in Latin or Greek) passive or middle in form but active in meaning. --n. 1 Gram. a deponent verb. 2 Law a a person making a deposition under oath. b a witness giving written testimony for use in court etc. [L deponere (as DE-, ponere posit- place): adj. from the notion that the verb had laid aside the passive sense]

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