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tɪv adjective Grammar.
(of a verb) expressing a state or condition, as like, want, or believe, and usually used in simple, not progressive, tenses: I liked them. I want some. I will never believe it.
Compare nonstative.
Origin:
1625–35; < Neo-Latin statīvus, Latin, equivalent to stat(us) (past participle of stāre to stand) + -īvus -ive
1625–35; < Neo-Latin statīvus, Latin, equivalent to stat(us) (past participle of stāre to stand) + -īvus -ive
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stative (ˈsteɪtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare nonstative denoting a verb describing a state rather than an activity, act, or event, such as know and want as opposed to leave and throw |
| —n | |
| 2. | a stative verb |
| [C19: from New Latin stativus, from Latin stāre to stand] | |
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