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Subjunctive

//səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to a mood of verbs wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of subjunctive mood. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
  2. 2
    a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible wordnet
  3. 3
    A form in the subjunctive mood. countable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin subjunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode”), from subjungere (“to add, join, subjoin”), from sub (“under”) + jungere (“to join, yoke”). See join.

Etymology 2

From Latin subjunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode”), from subjungere (“to add, join, subjoin”), from sub (“under”) + jungere (“to join, yoke”). See join.

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