substantive
To make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive or use it as a nounTo make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun.
» Some can talk on and on, about nothing substantive, ad infinitum.
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1 senses(rare)To make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun.
Examples
2 sentencesSome can talk on and on, about nothing substantive, ad infinitum.
In Esperanto, substantives, adjectives, adverbs and verbs show their function in a sentence through their ending.
deIm Esperanto zeigen Substantive, Adjektive, Adverbien und Verben durch ihre Endung ihre Funktion im Satz an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.
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Forms
substantives, substantiving, substantived, substantived| Base form | substantive · to substantive |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | substantives |
| Present participle | substantiving |
| Past simple | substantived |
| Past participle | substantived |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.