volitive

  1. Adjective.  of or pertaining the will or volition.
  2. Adjective.  in the volitive.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable, linguistics) A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
  4. Noun.  (linguistics) A specific volitive form of a verb.

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