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Meaning of "optatively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPTATIVELY

optatively  [ˈɒptətɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPTATIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Optatively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OPTATIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of optatively in the English dictionary

The definition of optatively in the dictionary is in a manner which expresses the speaker's desires.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPTATIVELY


argumentatively
ˌɑːɡjʊˈmentətɪvlɪ
augmentatively
ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪvlɪ
authoritatively
ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪvlɪ
cogitatively
ˈkɒdʒɪtətɪvlɪ
consultatively
kənˈsʌltətɪvlɪ
disputatively
dɪsˈpjuːtətɪvlɪ
dubitatively
ˈdjuːbɪtətɪvlɪ
exploitatively
ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪvlɪ
facultatively
ˈfækəltətɪvlɪ
fermentatively
fəˈmɛntətɪvlɪ
imputatively
ɪmˈpjuːtətɪvlɪ
meditatively
ˈmedɪtətɪvlɪ
putatively
ˈpjuːtətɪvlɪ
qualitatively
ˈkwɒlɪtətɪvlɪ
quantitatively
ˈkwɒntɪtətɪvlɪ
representatively
ˌreprɪˈzentətɪvlɪ
reputatively
rɪˈpjuːtətɪvlɪ
rotatively
ˈrəʊtətɪvlɪ
tentatively
ˈtɛntətɪvlɪ
vegetatively
ˈvedʒɪtətɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPTATIVELY

opt
opt in
opt out
opt-out
opt-out clause
optant
optative
opter
optic
optic axis
optic disc
optic nerve
optic thalamus
optical
optical activity
optical bench
optical brightener
optical character reader
optical character recognition
optical computer

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPTATIVELY

actively
aggressively
alternatively
collectively
comparatively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
excessively
exclusively
extensively
inductively
lively
lovely
massively
negatively
positively
progressively
relatively
respectively
selectively

Synonyms and antonyms of optatively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «optatively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPTATIVELY

Find out the translation of optatively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of optatively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «optatively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

optatively
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

optativamente
570 millions of speakers

English

optatively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

optatively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

optatively
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

optatively
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

optatively
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

optatively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

optatively
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Optimum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

optatively
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

optatively
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

optatively
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Optik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

optatively
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

optatively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑप्टिटेक्टीव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

optatively
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

optatively
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

optatively
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

optatively
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

optatively
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

optatively
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

optatively
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

optatively
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

optatively
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of optatively

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPTATIVELY»

The term «optatively» is normally little used and occupies the 140.449 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPTATIVELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about optatively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPTATIVELY»

Discover the use of optatively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to optatively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A New Literal Version of the Book of Psalms: With a Preface ...
Let them] WÞ is in the future form, _ and should be rendered optatively. cOicozoz oZurox; yeooma o't WOISV'Z'E; cZu-roe, Septuagint. The sense is, let them become'unable to move or to speak, as the idols are in which they trust. And every ...
‎1790
2
A Shakespearian grammar
Infinitive active where we use passive 359 „ complete present after verbs of intending, &c. , 360 Subjunctive : simple form 301 auxiliary forms 362 ,, replaced by indicative after "if," &c., where no doubt is expressed 363 „ , used optatively or  ...
Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1876
3
Journal of the American Oriental Society
The third, and last, point of our inquiry referred to the second grand division of augmentless forma, or those used in a modal sense. I have attempted to separate subjunctively-used from optatively-used forms, and under the latter head have ...
‎1885
4
Commentary on the Psalms
That the fut. are to be taken optatively, shows the imper. in ver. 9. Ver. 7. has respect to the symbolical nature of the Mosaic law. He, who had rendered himself Levitically unclean by touching a corpse, was, according to Num. xix. 18, purified  ...
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg, 1846
5
Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary
Shield, vb.1)toguard, to protect: with safest distance I mine honour —ed, Compl. 151.a woman's shape doths. thee, Lr.IV, 2, 67. With from: to s.thee fromdiseases ofthe world, Lr. I,1, 177.—ed him from this smart, Cymb. V, 4, 41. Optatively: God s .
Alexander Schmidt, 2012
6
THE GULISTAN OF SHAIKH MUSLIHU 'D DIN SA'DI OF SHIRAZ
death, appointed time, fate. A. J».l ajalla, may (God) render glorious (3 p. sing. perf. of 4th form of Ajalla, he was glorious, used optatively) ; great, glorious, revered (used adjectively). A. J»l ajallu, more or most glorious^ most noble or honoured.
JOHN PLATTS, 1874
7
Normativity and Naturalism
In other words, the normativity of social norms for an agent arises only in so far as she is optatively engaged with them. That some content is of normative import means that it is framed in the “to-be-the-case” mode. But no matter how many ...
Peter Schaber, 2012
8
Job 28 As Rhetoric: An Analysis of Job 28 in the Context of ...
... absence of evident divine judgment leads him to a demand — Let it be done. 132 However, long before Newsom's interpretation, Driver-Gray had already pointed out the difficulty of translating 24:18-24 optatively (e.g. "let them be swift", etc.).
Alison Lo, 2003
9
"Hebrew" Exercise-book (Hebrew-English and English-Hebrew ...
Some speak of the Future forms with n (§144) as the 'Optative, because the Future is often used « Optatively ' with that ft- But, (I) it is unwise so to limit the < Future with n'i for, (2) the H is used sometimes where there is no < Optative ' force  ...
Peter Hamnett Mason, 1883
10
IEEE IECON
4.1.1 Piece Definition The definition of a piece consists on a set of clauses, starting by one defining the piece name and, optatively, length and ending in an END Clause. In the middle there are three types of clauses: PROCESS, ASSEMBLE IN ...
‎1989

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