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sta•tive



Pronunciation: (stā'tiv), [key]
—adj. Gram.
(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. Cf. nonstative.

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