stative

See also: Stative

English

Etymology

Latin stativus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteɪtɪv/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtɪv

Adjective

stative (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Asserting that a subject has a particular property.
  2. (military, obsolete, rare) Of or relating to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters.

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Noun

stative (plural statives)

  1. (grammar) A construct asserting that a subject has a particular property.

Latin

Adjective

statīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of statīvus
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