predicatively

prɪˈdɪkətɪvli

Definition

Definition of predicatively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

linguistics

TECH.

in a way that is part of the predicate in a sentence

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The adjective is used predicatively in this sentence.
She described the result predicatively rather than nominally.
In this dialect, the property is expressed predicatively.

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Origin of predicatively

Latin, praedicare (to proclaim) + -ive (having the nature of)

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mine

pron.

predicative

that which belongs to me, used predicatively

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French:prédicativement, ...
German:prädikativ, ...
Italian:predicativamente, ...
Spanish:predicativamente, ...
Portuguese:predicativamente, ...
Chinese:作表语地, ...
Japanese:述語的に, ...
Arabic:بشكل مسندي, ...
Hebrew:כְּתוֹאַר הַמְּשֻׁלָּב בַּנָּשׂוּא, ...
Russian:предикативно, ...
Ukrainian:предикативно, ...
Hindi:विधेय रूप में, ...
Bengali:বিধেয়ভাবে, ...
Catalan:predicativament, ...
Czech:predikativně, ...
Danish:predikativt, ...
Dutch:predicatief, ...
Greek:κατηγορηματικά, ...
Hungarian:állítmányi szerepben, ...
Khmer:ក្នុងតួនាទីជាភាគបន្ទាប់ក្នុងប្រយោគ, ...
Korean:서술적으로, ...
Persian:به صورت گزاره‌ای, ...
Polish:predykatywnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):predicativamente, ...
Romanian:predicativ, ...
Swedish:predikativt, ...
Thai:ในเชิงภาคแสดง, ...
Turkish:yüklemde olarak, ...
Vietnamese:theo vị ngữ, ...

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