"volitional" meaning in English

See volitional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vɒˈlɪʃənəl/, [vɒˈlɪʃn̩l̩], [vɒˈlɪʃn̩l] Forms: more volitional [comparative], most volitional [superlative]
Etymology: From volition + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|volition|al}} volition + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} volitional (comparative more volitional, superlative most volitional)
  1. (not comparable) Of or relating to the volition or will. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or relating to the volition or will): волеви (volevi) (Bulgarian), akarati (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-volitional-en-adj-ba5wI-0U Disambiguation of 'of or relating to the volition or will': 97 1 2
  2. (comparable) Done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles; not accidental. Tags: comparable Synonyms (done by conscious choice): deliberate Translations (done by conscious, personal choice): willentlich (German), szándékos (Hungarian), akaratlagos (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-volitional-en-adj-9k9hKRwx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 50 36 6 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 1 53 32 5 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 53 33 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 55 36 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 59 34 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 40 29 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 50 28 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 40 29 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 1 57 29 6 8 Disambiguation of 'done by conscious choice': 1 93 5 Disambiguation of 'done by conscious, personal choice': 0 96 3
  3. (grammar, not comparable, of an inflectional class or inflected form) Expressing intention, hortation, supposition, or inclusive invitation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar, Grammar Synonyms: conjectural, hortative, presumptive, tentative
    Sense id: en-volitional-en-adj-ZE77l~lQ Disambiguation of Grammar: 2 19 41 21 17 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: voluntary, intentional Derived forms: sensori-volitional, unvolitional

Noun

IPA: /vɒˈlɪʃənəl/, [vɒˈlɪʃn̩l̩], [vɒˈlɪʃn̩l] Forms: volitionals [plural]
Etymology: From volition + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|volition|al}} volition + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} volitional (countable and uncountable, plural volitionals)
  1. (uncountable) The volitional grammatical mood. Tags: uncountable Translations (grammar: volitional mood): 意向形 (ikōkei) (alt: いこうけい) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-volitional-en-noun-SB7LngXG Disambiguation of 'grammar: volitional mood': 59 41
  2. (countable) A form of a word inflected for the volitional mood; a volitional form. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-volitional-en-noun-IRL2a4wo

Alternative forms

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.