adjective
- describing a verb that expresses a state or condition rather than an action
Usage: grammar; linguistics
Examples
- The verb ‘know’ is stative because it describes a mental state.
- Stative verbs like ‘be’ and ‘have’ don’t usually take the progressive form.
- Teachers explain that stative verbs express conditions rather than actions.
- ‘Love’ is a stative verb that describes an emotional state.
- Students learn to distinguish between stative and dynamic verbs.
- The stative verb ‘belong’ indicates a relationship or possession.