predicative
gb/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv/ us/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv/
C1
Engleză
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
technical
C1
property
1
used as a predicate complement
Used after a verb like be, seem, or become to describe the subject.
Tipar de utilizare:
[word/phrase] is predicative (in [clause/sentence])
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse predicative use (after a linking verb) with attributive use (before a noun).
Sinonime
in predicate position (A common descriptive paraphrase rather than a single-word synonym.)
Antonime
attributive (Placed directly before a noun (e.g., 'a happy child').)
Colocații
predicative adjective
|predicative complement
|predicative position
|predicative use
|predicative construction
|used predicatively
|purely predicative
|predicative form
|predicative phrase
|predicative noun
Teme
language
|grammar
|linguistics
|education
Exemple
- In “She seems tired,” the adjective “tired” is predicative.
- Some adjectives are mainly predicative, as in “The baby is asleep.”
- The exercise asked students to change attributive adjectives into predicative ones.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- In “He is happy,” “happy” is predicative.
adjective
technical
C2
property
2
not self-referential in definitions
In logic, not defined in a self-referencing way.
Tipar de utilizare:
a predicative [definition/theory/approach]
Greșeală frecventă:
This technical sense is unrelated to the everyday meaning of “predictive”; they are different words.
Sinonime
non-self-referential (Highlights the key idea, but is broader and less technical.)
Antonime
impredicative (Allows definitions that refer to a totality that includes the object defined.)
Colocații
predicative definition
|predicative set theory
|predicative logic
|predicative approach
|predicative system
|predicative reasoning
|predicative restriction
Teme
logic
|mathematics
|philosophy
|education
Exemple
- The seminar compared predicative and impredicative definitions in set theory.
- To avoid paradoxes, the author adopts a strictly predicative framework.
- Some results are harder to prove if you require every definition to be predicative.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
predicative
IPA
GB/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv/
US/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv/
Silabe și accent
pre - dic - at - ive (4 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (pre)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: predicative
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
predicate
noun B2
predicatively
adverb
Related words
predication
noun
Negative and opposite forms
non-predicative
adjective
attributive
adjective C1
Expresii
predicative adjective
1/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
Adjective used after a verb
An adjective that comes after a linking verb like "be" and describes the subject.
Exemple
- In "The soup is hot", "hot" is a predicative adjective.
- Some adjectives can only be predicative and not placed before a noun.
- The teacher explained the difference between attributive and predicative adjectives.
predicative adjective
1/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
adjective used after linking verb
An adjective after a verb that describes the subject.
Exemple
- In “The soup smells good,” “good” is a predicative adjective.
- The worksheet asked us to underline the predicative adjectives in each sentence.
predicative complement
1/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv kˈɑmpləmənt/
fixed phrase
technical
complement describing the subject
A word or phrase after a linking verb that describes the subject.
Exemple
- In “He became a doctor,” “a doctor” functions as a predicative complement.
- The grammar note explains how predicative complements differ from direct objects.
predicative noun
1/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv nˈaʊn/
fixed phrase
technical
noun identifying the subject
A noun after be that says what someone/something is.
Exemple
- In “My sister is an engineer,” “an engineer” is a predicative noun phrase.
- The chapter distinguishes predicative nouns from appositives.
predicative position
1/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv pəzˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
slot after a linking verb
The place after a verb like be where the description goes.
Exemple
- “Afraid” is common in predicative position: “I’m afraid of spiders.”
- The teacher asked which adjectives can appear in predicative position.
predicative use
1/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv jˈus/
fixed phrase
technical
using a word as predicate
Using an adjective after a verb like be.
Exemple
- “Present” has a different meaning in predicative use than in attributive use.
- The dictionary labels “asleep” as mainly predicative in use.