stative
[
stey
-tiv]
/ˈsteɪ tɪv/
adjective
,
Grammar
1.
(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
British Dictionary definitions for
stative
stative
/
ˈsteɪtɪv
/
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
Word Origin
C19: from New Latin
stativus
, from Latin
stāre
to stand