copulative

[ kop-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv ]

/ ˈkɒp yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv /

adjective

serving to unite or couple.

Grammar.

involving or consisting of connected words or clauses: a copulative sentence.
pertaining to or serving as a copula; serving to connect subject and complement: a copulative verb.
serving to connect nouns, noun phrases, verbs, clauses, etc.: a copulative conjunction.
of the dvandva type: Bittersweet is a copulative compound.

of or relating to sexual intercourse.

noun

Grammar. a copulative word.

Origin of copulative

1350–1400; Middle English copulatif<Latin cōpulātīvus.See copulate, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM copulative

cop·u·la·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby copulative

Coptic Church, co-publish, copula, copulate, copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy, copybook, copyboy, copycat

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Example sentences from the Web for copulative

The clause, that this policy will never win, is here used in the predicate with the copulative verb is.
Plain English|Marian Wharton
The whole point at issue turns upon the question whether the copulative and joins sentences or words.
Notes and Queries, Number 230, March 25, 1854|Various
The word or words that complete the meaning of a copulative verb are called the complement, or attribute complement.
Plain English|Marian Wharton
Conjunctions are divided into two sorts, the Copulative and Disjunctive.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures|Samuel Kirkham

That no number of connected singular nouns can govern a plural verb, unless they be connected by a copulative conjunction.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for copulative

copulative

/ (ˈkɒpjʊlətɪv) /

adjective

serving to join or unite

of or characteristic of copulation

grammar (of a verb) having the nature of a copula

Derived forms of copulative

copulatively, adverb

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单词	copulative
释义	copulative [ kop-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv ] / ˈkɒp yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv / adjective serving to unite or couple. Grammar. involving or consisting of connected words or clauses: a copulative sentence. pertaining to or serving as a copula; serving to connect subject and complement: a copulative verb. serving to connect nouns, noun phrases, verbs, clauses, etc.: a copulative conjunction. of the dvandva type: Bittersweet is a copulative compound. of or relating to sexual intercourse. noun Grammar. a copulative word. Origin of copulative 1350–1400; Middle English copulatif<Latin cōpulātīvus.See copulate, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM copulative cop·u·la·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby copulative Coptic Church, co-publish, copula, copulate, copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy, copybook, copyboy, copycat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for copulative The clause, that this policy will never win, is here used in the predicate with the copulative verb is. Plain English\|Marian Wharton The whole point at issue turns upon the question whether the copulative and joins sentences or words. Notes and Queries, Number 230, March 25, 1854\|Various The word or words that complete the meaning of a copulative verb are called the complement, or attribute complement. Plain English\|Marian Wharton Conjunctions are divided into two sorts, the Copulative and Disjunctive. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures\|Samuel Kirkham That no number of connected singular nouns can govern a plural verb, unless they be connected by a copulative conjunction. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for copulative copulative / (ˈkɒpjʊlətɪv) / adjective serving to join or unite of or characteristic of copulation grammar (of a verb) having the nature of a copula Derived forms of copulative copulatively, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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