Gram. of or designating a class of verbs that express a state or condition (Ex.: I have the keys; Sue is a lawyer; I know the facts), rather than an action
stative
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stative
adjective
Belonging to or designating a class of verbs that express a state or condition.
noun
A verb of the stative class.
Origin of stative
Latin statīvus stationary from stāre stat- to stand ; see stā- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- (grammar) asserting that a subject has a particular property
Origin
Latin stativus
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