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Eventive

(grammar) A word or construct that denotes an event.

📖 Definitions of "Eventive"

noun
  1. 1

    (grammar) A word or construct that denotes an event.

adjective
  1. 1

    (grammar) That denotes an event.

    "The word 'breakfast' is an eventive object in "she's having a breakfast"."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Eventive"

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WordDefinition
ventivenoun(grammar) Synonym of venitive.
dynamicChanging; active; in motion.
evinciveThat proves or demonstrates
intentivePaying attention; attentive, heedful.
agentivenoun(linguistics) A word having an agentive construction.
evokableAlternative spelling of evocable. [That can be evoked.]
activatorynounThat acts as an activator.
activeHaving the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
semelfactivenoun(grammar) The semelfactive aspect.
evocableThat can be evoked.
volitional(comparable) Done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles; not accidental.
subjunctivenoun(countable) A form in the subjunctive mood.
effectingverbCausative, effective.
agibleInvolving or pertaining to actions.
occasionableCapable of being occasioned or caused
eventualFinally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
animatenounThat lives.
factive(grammar, of a verb) Licensing only those content clauses that represent claims that are (known or believed with certainty to be) true.
ententiveObsolete form of intentive. [Paying attention; attentive, heedful.]
actionedverb(of a task or assignment) Having been subject to intent progress.

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