Definition of "illative" in Englisch

adjective

1. Of, or relating to an illation.

   • an illative consequence or proposition
   • an illative conjunction, such as "for" or "therefore"

2. (grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

noun

1. (grammar) A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore).

2. An illation.

3. (grammar) The illative case, or a word in that case.