sub‧junc‧tive /səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: subjunctivus, from Latin subjunctus, past participle of subjungere 'to join below, subordinate']
a verb form or a set of verb forms in grammar, used in some languages to express doubt, wishes etc. For example, in ‘if I were you’, the verb ‘to be’ is in the subjunctive. ⇒ imperative, indicative
—subjunctive adjective

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