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STATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stative mean? 

STATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective STATIVE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: STATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STATIVE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Antonym:

active ((used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being)


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