Overview of noun optative

The noun optative has 1 sense

• optative mood, optative -- (a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs)

Overview of adj optative

The adj optative has 2 senses

• optative -- (indicating an option or wish)


• optative -- (relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings")