"conative" meaning in English

See conative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/ [UK], /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|conatio||an act of attempting}} Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} conative (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to a striving action. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: conational Derived forms: aconative, conatively, conativist, nonconative Related terms: conation, conativism Translations (of a striving action): conatiu (Catalan), 意动的 (yì dòng de) (Chinese Mandarin), konativní (Czech), conatief (Dutch), trachtend (Dutch), proberend (Dutch), konativ (German), conativo (Italian), impresywny (Polish), конати́вный (konatívnyj) (Russian), conativo (Spanish), konativ (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-conative-en-adj-8Fb7vVKy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: connative

Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/ [UK], /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/ [General-American] Forms: conatives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|conatio||an act of attempting}} Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} conative (plural conatives)
  1. (grammar) An utterance that implies striving. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: cognitive, affective, motor
    Sense id: en-conative-en-noun--DD6-2lp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 72 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: connative

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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