Definition of subjunctive Subjunctive

sub•junc•tive

We found 9 definitions of subjunctive from 6 different sources.

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What does subjunctive mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

subjunctive - relating to a mood of verbs; "subjunctive verb endings"
  grammar the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • subjunctive (Noun)
    The subjunctive mood .
  • subjunctive (Noun)
    A form in the subjunctive mood.
  • subjunctive (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 leave.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • subjunctive (a.)
    Subjoined or added to something before said or written.
  • subjunctive (n.)
    The subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • subjunctive
    Conjugation form of a verb.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • subjunctive
    sub-jungk′tiv, adj. subjoined: added to something: denoting that mood of a verb which expresses condition, hypothesis, or contingency.—n. the subjunctive mood. [L. sub, under, jungĕre, to join.]

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Sign Language

subjunctive in sign language
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