Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be.
Depending on itself; independent.
Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive.
A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives.
Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our leaders cannot agree on the numbers, if 'facts' are fictional, how can they possibly have a substantive debate on solutions? J. C. Watts
One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong. Donald Rumsfeld
I will focus on being substantive and I will focus on Barack Obama. Newt Gingrich
The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not beholden to the elected branches. Harold H. Greene
I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people. George Osborne
substantive in Dutch is substantief, zelfstandig naamwoord
substantive in Portuguese is substantivo
substantive in Spanish is substantivo
substantive in Swedish is substantiv
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