- stative
- sta|tive [ `steıtıv ] adjective LINGUISTICSused for describing verbs like know or own that deal with states, as opposed to verbs like listen, talk, or go that deal with actions
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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stative — STATÍVE s.f. pl. (reg.) 1. Război de ţesut manual. ♢ expr. A pune pânza în stative cu cineva = a lucra în tovărăşie cu cineva, a se asocia cu cineva. 2. Instrument cu ajutorul căruia se întinde pielea vitelor tăiate, spre a fi curăţată de păr,… … Dicționar Român
Stative — (für geodätische Instrumente) sind Dreibeine von etwa 1,25 m Höhe mit einem Kopfe zur Beteiligung des Instruments. Die Konstruktion ist abhängig von Größe, Gewicht und Bauart des zu tragenden Instruments. Für Höhenmesser, Winkelköpfe und ähnliche … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Stative — Sta tive (st[=a] t[i^]v), a. [L. stativus, fr. stare, statum, to stand.] (Mil.) Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stative — [stāt′iv] adj. Gram. of or designating a class of verbs that express a state or condition (Ex.: I have the keys; Sue is a lawyer; I know the facts), rather than an action … English World dictionary
stative — sta|tive [ˈsteıtıv] adj technical a stative verb describes a state rather than an action or event, and is not usually used in ↑progressive 1(3) forms, for example belong in the sentence this book belongs to me … Dictionary of contemporary English
stative — adjective technical a stative verb describes a state rather than an action or event, and is not usually used in progressive 1 (3) forms, for example belong in the sentence this book belongs to me … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Stative verb — A stative verb is one which asserts that one of its arguments has a particular property (possibly in relation to its other arguments). Statives differ from other aspectual classes of verbs in that they are static; they have no duration and no… … Wikipedia
stative — adjective Date: 1874 expressing a state, condition, or relation compare active 3b … New Collegiate Dictionary
stative — /stay tiv/, adj. Gram. (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. Cf. nonstative. [1625 35; < NL stativus, L,… … Universalium
stative — adjective asserting that a subject has a particular property Syn: descriptive Ant: dynamic … Wiktionary
státive — s. f. pl … Romanian orthography
