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Stative

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Adjective

1. stative

( used of verbs (e.g. be' or own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stative

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adjective
1. 
denoting a verb describing a state rather than an activity, act, or event, such as know and want as opposed to leave and throw
Compare nonstative
noun
2. 
a stative verb

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Stative

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adjective
Grammar
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Stative

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adj.
Belonging to or designating a class of verbs that express a state or condition.
n.
A verb of the stative class.

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