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Definitions for: Optative [n] a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
[adj] (grammar) relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings"
[adj] indicating an option or wish
Webster (1913) Definition: Op"ta*tive, a. [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.]
Expressing desire or wish. --Fuller.
Optative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in
Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is
expressed.
Op"ta*tive, n. [Cf. F. optatif.]
1. Something to be desired. [R.] --Bacon.
2. (Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative
mood.
Synonyms: optative mood
See Also: modality, mode, mood
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