/kon"euh tiv, koh"neuh-/ , adj.
1. Psychol. pertaining to or of the nature of conation.
2. Gram. expressing endeavor or effort: a conative verb.
n.
3. Gram. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
[ 1680-90; CONAT(ION) + -IVE ]
/kon"euh tiv, koh"neuh-/ , adj.
1. Psychol. pertaining to or of the nature of conation.
2. Gram. expressing endeavor or effort: a conative verb.
n.
3. Gram. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
[ 1680-90; CONAT(ION) + -IVE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012