SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION


Meaning of SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION in English

Gram.

a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished. Also, subordinate conjunction . Also called subordinator . Cf. coordinating conjunction .

[ 1870-75; SUBORDINATE + -ING 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .