stative adjective

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• 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 — adjective Date: 1874 expressing a state, condition, or relation compare active 3b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stative — adjective asserting that a subject has a particular property Syn: descriptive Ant: dynamic …   Wiktionary

• stative — adjective ( used of verbs (e.g. be or own ) and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action • Ant: ↑active • Topics: ↑grammar …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… …   Wikipedia

• stative — sta|tive [ steıtıv ] adjective LINGUISTICS used 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

• stative — [ steɪtɪv] adjective Linguistics (of a verb) expressing a state or condition. Contrasted with dynamic. Origin C17: from L. stativus, from stat , stare stop, stand …   English new terms dictionary

• stative — UK [ˈsteɪtɪv] / US adjective linguistics used for describing verbs like know or own that deal with states, as opposed to verbs like listen , talk , or go that deal with actions …   English dictionary

• Collateral adjective — A collateral adjective is an adjective with a similar meaning to a given noun, but derived from a different root. For example, lunar serves as an adjective to describe attributes of the Moon; moon comes from the Old English mōna and lunar from… …   Wikipedia

• Possessive adjective — Examples Do you like my new dress? Please wash your hands. Her train leaves in an hour. English grammar series English grammar Contraction …   Wikipedia