stative

[ stey-tiv ]

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.

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

1. a stative verb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stative¹

1625–35; < New Latin statīvus, Latin, equivalent to stat ( us ) (past participle of stāre to stand ) + -īvus -ive

Word History and Origins

Origin of stative¹

C19: from New Latin stativus , from Latin stāre to stand