agentive
/əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv/
agentive adjective: indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
Adjective
agentive (not comparable)
- Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
- Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
- On the other hand, she concedes that she has been able (in however limited a fashion) to take agentive actions to facilitate others’ socialization into and through Mandarin through programmatic activities she has contributed to. Thus, agency does not necessarily result in one’s own (sinophone or...2015, Patricia A. Duff, Liam Doherty, “Examining Agency in (Second) Language Socialization Research”, in Ping Deters, Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Elizabeth R. Miller, Gergana Vitanova, editors, Theorizing...
Noun
agentive (plural agentives)
- A word having an agentive construction.
agentive meaning in Tamil
agentive in Tamil
- எழுவாய், எழுவாய்ப் பெயரம்
Forms of agentive
| plural | agentives |
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Origin of agentive
From agent + -ive.
Words formed from agentive
Phrases with agentive
Questions about agentive
- What does agentive mean?
- Agentive means indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
- What is agentive in Tamil?
- Agentive in Tamil is எழுவாய், எழுவாய்ப் பெயரம். See Agentive meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is agentive?
- Agentive can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce agentive?
- Agentive is pronounced /əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv/.
Words near agentive in the dictionary
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