subjunctive

Subjunctive — Sub*junc tive, a. [L. subjunctivus, fr. subjungere, subjunctum, to subjoin: cf. F. subjonctif. See {Subjoin}.] Subjoined or added to something before said or written. [1913 Webster] {Subjunctive mood} (Gram.), that form of a verb which express… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Subjunctive — Sub*junc tive, n. (Gram.) The subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

subjunctive — 1> грам. сослагательное наклонение 2> грам. сослагательный Ex: subjunctive mood сослагательное наклонение …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

subjunctive — gram. 1. noun сослагательное наклонение 2. adj. сослагательный …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

subjunctive — subjunctively, adv. /seuhb jungk tiv/, Gram. adj. 1. (in English and certain other languages) noting or pertaining to a mood or mode of the verb that may be used for subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statements or… …   Universalium

subjunctive — I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin subjunctivus, from Latin subjunctus, past participle of subjungere to join beneath, subordinate Date: 1530 of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents a denoted act or state …   New Collegiate Dictionary

subjunctive — 1. adjective inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact. English examples include so be it; I wouldn’t if I were you; were I a younger man, I would fight back; I asked that he… …   Wiktionary

subjunctive — См. congiuntivo 2 …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

subjunctive — [səb dʒʌŋktɪv] 1) Общая лексика: сослагательный 2) Грамматика: сослагательное наклонение 3) Лингвистика: конъюнктив (mood), сослагательное наклонение (mood) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

subjunctive — [səb dʒʌŋktɪv] Abbreviation: subj …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь