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substantive (s) (noun), substantives (pl)
The part of speech that is used as the subject or as the object of a verb in a grammatically correct string of words: In the sentence, "The cat is running away", the word "cat" is termed as the substantive and appears before the predicate.
substantive (s) (noun), substantives (pl)
substantive (s) (noun), substantives (pl)
substantive (adjective); more substantive, most substantive
1. Referring to the most important or central aspect of a thing: The most substantive and significant issues were brought forward at the beginning of the meeting.
2. Pertaining to a thing which is enduring, solid, firm: Jane thought that the perspective of building a house for herself as being quite substantive and tangible, a realistic endeavor.
3. Descriptive of a concept or matter which exists independently and not subordinate to another: In her biology class at school, Mary learned that nothing is substantive in the cycle of life where each living being is contingent upon the others in order to survive.
4. Substantial; characterizing a considerable amount of something: John and Ginny have certainly made substantive progress in their work on the dictionary!
5. Regarding the specific verb "to be": In the sentence, "Jane is tall", the substantive predicate is "is", the third person singular of the infinitive, "to be"!