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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(grammar, of a verb) Licensing only those content clauses that represent claims that are (known or believed with certainty to be) true..
Under this account, verbs like forget and remember are classified as factive (1) and verbs like think and believe as nonfactive (2).
Use factive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Factive means (grammar, of a verb) Licensing only those content clauses that represent claims that are (known or believed with certainty to be) true..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include nonfactive, contrafactive.
Under this account, verbs like forget and remember are classified as factive (1) and verbs like think and believe as nonfactive (2).
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