*4. [[Grammar]]. Designating or relating to a part of a verb used to express possibility. Chiefly in potential [[mood]] n. a mood, such as the subjunctive, used to [[expression|express]] possibility. Also fig. with [[humor]]ous play on [[sense]] A. 3 (e.g., quots. 1680, 1823). With reference to French grammar, sometimes applied to the conditional. | *4. [[Grammar]]. Designating or relating to a part of a verb used to express possibility. Chiefly in potential [[mood]] n. a mood, such as the subjunctive, used to [[expression|express]] possibility. Also fig. with [[humor]]ous play on [[sense]] A. 3 (e.g., quots. 1680, 1823). With reference to French grammar, sometimes applied to the conditional. |