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Word: subjunctive (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • grammar|of a verb 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'''''.

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Noun:

  • countable A form in the subjunctive mood.
  • grammar|uncountable The subjunctive mood.

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