stative verb

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stative verb

noun stative verbs

A verb which generally expresses a state rather than an action or activity. Not normally found in a continuous inflection.

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Español	verbo estativo, verbo de estado
Français	verbe d'état
Deutsch	Zustandsverb

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@misc{stative_verb_2026,
  title = {stative verb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stative%20verb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}