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   Sub·junc·tive

   /səbˈjəNG(k)tiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting a mood of verbs expressing what is imagined or wished or possible.

   noun

   • 1. a verb in the subjunctive mood.
   • ▪ the subjunctive mood.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French subjonctif, -ive or late Latin subjunctivus, from subjungere (see subjoin), rendering Greek hupotaktikos ‘subjoined’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. subjunctively adverb

   Scrabble Points: 25

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2. www.grammarly.com › blog › subjunctiveWhat is the Subjunctive? Definition and Examples - Grammarly

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   Aug 4, 2022 · Learn all about the subjunctive, and when and how to correctly use it, with definitions and examples of the subjunctive mood.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › subjunctiveSubjunctive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SUBJUNCTIVE is of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents a denoted act or state not as fact but as contingent or possible or viewed emotionally (as with doubt or desire). How to use subjunctive in a sentence.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › getting-in-the-subjunctive-moodWhat is the Subjunctive Mood? An Explainer | Merriam-Webster

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   The subjunctive mood expresses wishes, suggestions, demands, or desires in a sentence with usually two clauses, with a verb such as wish (or suggest, demand, etc.) in one clause and a second verb in the subjunctive mood.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUBJUNCTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SUBJUNCTIVE definition: 1. in some languages, a verb form that refers to actions that are possibilities rather than facts…. Learn more.

6. www.englishclub.com › grammar › subjunctiveSubjunctive | Learn English

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   The English subjunctive is a special verb form that expresses something desired or imagined. We use the subjunctive when talking about events that somebody: wants to happen or anticipates happening (example: He asked that we BE early; We were determined that it REMAIN secret).

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUBJUNCTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SUBJUNCTIVE meaning: 1. in some languages, a verb form that refers to actions that are possibilities rather than facts…. Learn more.

8. eslgrammar.org › subjunctiveSubjunctive: Definition, Useful Usage and Examples in English

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   Jun 6, 2019 · The subjunctive is a verb form in English that is relatively rare, but is structurally very simple. It is a special kind of present tense; for all verbs except the past tense of ‘be’ (‘were’), the subjunctive is the same as the infinitive without ‘to’.

9. www.dictionary.com › browse › subjunctiveSUBJUNCTIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Subjunctive definition: (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 questions, as the mood of be in if this be treason..

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › subjunctiveSubjunctive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    The subjunctive is a verb mood that expresses a possibility and is often used for wished, desired, or possible (but not definite) states of being. Subjunctive phrases often begin with the words, "If I were..."

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarysubjunctive | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    subjunctive meaning: the form of the verb that is used to express doubt, possibility, or wish. In the sentence 'I wish I…. Learn more.