subjunctive

Meanings

Adjective

Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

Noun

A form in the subjunctive mood.

Origin

From Latin subjunctīvus ("serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode"), from subjungere, from sub + jungere. See join.

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