"presentive" meaning in English

See presentive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From present + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|present|ive}} present + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} presentive (not comparable)
  1. Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-presentive-en-adj-xiL~MG01 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 36 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 35 37
  2. (grammar) Introducing or asserting the existence or occurrence of something in the present. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-presentive-en-adj-npN0rOPz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 36 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 35 37 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: presentively, presentiveness

Noun

Forms: presentives [plural]
Etymology: From present + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|present|ive}} present + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} presentive (plural presentives)
  1. (grammar) A grammatical construct that introduces or asserts the existence or occurrence of something in the present. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-presentive-en-noun-t68HoyRY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 36 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 35 37 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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