| 单词 | desiderative |
| 释义 | desiderative[ dih-sid-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv ] / dɪˈsɪd ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv / adjectivehaving or expressing desire. Grammar. (of a verb derived from another verb) expressing desire to perform the action denoted by the underlying verb, as Sanskrit pi-patiṣ-ati “he wishes to fly” from pát-ati, “he flies.” nounGrammar. a desiderative verb. Origin of desiderativeFrom the Late Latin word dēsīderātīvus, dating back to 1545–55. See desiderate, -ive Words nearby desiderativedesiccated, desiccation, desiccator, desiderata, desiderate, desiderative, desideratum, desiderium, design, designate, designated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desiderative
British Dictionary definitions for desiderativedesiderative / (dɪˈzɪdərətɪv) / adjectivefeeling or expressing desire (in certain languages, of a verb) related in form to another verb and expressing the subject's desire or intention to perform the act denoted by the other verb nouna desiderative verb 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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