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volitive

UK/ˈvɒlətɪv/US/ˈvɑlətɪv/

volitive adjective: of or pertaining the will or volition.

Adjective

volitive (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining the will or volition.
  2. In the volitive; expressing a wish.

Noun

volitive (countable and uncountable, plural volitives)

  1. (uncountable) A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
  2. A specific volitive form of a verb.

volitive meaning in Urdu

volitive in Urdu

volitive
ارادتا irādatan

Forms of volitive

pluralvolitives

Origin of volitive

From Medieval Latin volitivus (from volo (“want”) + -ivus), a Scholastic translation of the Ancient Greek θελητικός (thelētikós), from θέλησις (thélēsis, “a will, a willing”).

Words formed from volitive

Questions about volitive

What does volitive mean?
Volitive means of or pertaining the will or volition.
What is volitive in Urdu?
Volitive in Urdu is ارادتا (irādatan). See Volitive meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is volitive?
Volitive can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce volitive?
Volitive is pronounced /ˈvɑlətɪv/ (US).

Words near volitive in the dictionary

  1. volitionist
  2. volitionists
  3. volitionless
  4. volitionlessness
  5. volitions
  6. volitive
  7. volitively
  8. volitives
  9. volitivity
  10. volitorial
  11. volk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: volitive (page history and authors); ارادتا (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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