presentive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination.
  2. Introducing or asserting the existence or occurrence of something in the present.
noun
  1. A grammatical construct that introduces or asserts the existence or occurrence of something in the present.

Word forms

presentive presentives

Etymology

From present + -ive.

Antonyms

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