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stative
- /ˈsteɪtɪv/
Rhymes with -eɪtɪv
Where it comes from
From Latin stativus.
adjective
- Of a verb: asserting, generally intransitively, that a subject has a particular property, quality or status. Granted, then, that the original meaning of these verbs was stative, the fact that a number of them have more or less involuntary meaning admits of a ready explanation. From the idea of becoming, in which originally there was in all probability no idea of volition, the idea of becoming, happening in
- Of or relating to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters. 1805 On the Situation, Manners and Inhabitants of Germany; and the Life Of Agricola; by Cornelius Tacitus: Translated into English by John Aikin. The camp also was weak, being no more than a common one, such as the Romans flung up on their march. It has no appearance of ever having been stative.
Similar: descriptive · Opposite: dynamic
noun statives
- A construct asserting that a subject has a particular property.
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adjective
Similar: descriptive · Opposite: dynamic
Translations
Talk about this word "stative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stative "stative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stative.Cite this
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title = {stative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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