CONATIVE


Meaning of CONATIVE in English

/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 .