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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A grammatical construct that introduces or asserts the existence or occurrence of something in the present.

Adjective

1. 1
   Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination. not-comparable

   "How greatly the word "will" is felt to have lost presentive power in the last three centuries."

2. 2
   Introducing or asserting the existence or occurrence of something in the present. not-comparable

Antonyms

All antonyms

symbolic

Example

More examples

"How greatly the word "will" is felt to have lost presentive power in the last three centuries."

Etymology

From present + -ive.

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