stative verbnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsteɪ.tɪv ˈvɜːb/us/ˌsteɪ.t̬ɪv ˈvɝːb/specializeda verb that describes a state and not an action:
"Be", "seem", and "understand" are stative verbs.
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- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- conjugate
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- perfect participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the third person
- wast
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