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stative verb

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

Noun

stative verb (plural stative verbs)

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

Forms of stative verb

pluralstative verbs

Questions about stative verb

What does stative verb mean?
Stative verb means a verb which generally expresses a state rather than an action or activity. Not normally found in a continuous inflection.
What part of speech is stative verb?
Stative verb is a noun.
What is the plural of stative verb?
The plural of stative verb is stative verbs.

Words near stative verb in the dictionary

  1. statistology
  2. statists
  3. statite
  4. statites
  5. stative
  6. stative verb
  7. stative verbs
  8. statively
  9. statives
  10. stativity
  11. Statler

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