Usually means: Expresses wishes, hopes, or possibilities.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Optative mood)

▸ noun:  The optative mood (or ;Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary (1972 ed.) abbreviated ) is a grammatical mood that indicates a wish or hope regarding a given action.


Opposite:
indicative mood, imperative mood, subjunctive mood

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Opposite:
indicative mood, imperative mood, subjunctive mood




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