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Word: Stative
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin stativus, from stat- ‘stopped, standing’, from the verb stare
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsteɪtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a verb) expressing a state or condition rather than an activity or event, such as be or know, as opposed to run or grow.
Short Definition:(of verb) expressing state or condition rather than activity or event
Examples:- stative verbs in Chinese can receive present tense interpretation
Word: Stative
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsteɪtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stative verb
Short Definition:stative verb
Examples:- statives are often less easily interpreted as habitual than other types of verbs
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