Meaning Of The Word Factive
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Factive Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Factive?
factive in American English
adjective: presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left noun: a factive expression factive in British English adjective: (of a linguistic context) giving rise to the presupposition that a sentence occurring in that context is true, as John regrets that Mary did not attend |
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