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Stative

/ˈsteɪtɪv/

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

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noun
  1. 1

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

adjective
  1. 1

    (grammar) Asserting that a subject has a particular property.

  2. 2

    Of or relating to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters.

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WordDefinition
dynamicnounChanging; active; in motion.
activenounHaving the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

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WordDefinition
stateableAlternative form of statable. [Capable of being stated.]
statableCapable of being stated.
assertiblenounAlternative form of assertable. [(philosophy) Something that can be asserted.]
assertableThat may be asserted.
nominativenounThe nominative case.
asseverative(linguistics) Serving to emphasize the certainty or truth of a statement.
factive(grammar, of a verb) Licensing only those content clauses that represent claims that are (known or believed with certainty to be) true.
dynamicChanging; active; in motion.
subjunctivenoun(countable) A form in the subjunctive mood.
permansivenoun(linguistics, of an aspect) permanent, stative, maintaining the same state
actionedverb(of a task or assignment) Having been subject to intent progress.
assertedverbstated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof
predicableCapable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
semistationarynounAllowing only a limited range of movement.
realisnoun(grammar) A category of grammatical moods, the most common of which is the indicative mood, that indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case.
standingnoun(figurative) Position or reputation in society or a profession.
positiveIncluded, present, characterized by affirmation.
substantiableAble to be substantiated.
attestablenounAble to be attested.
attestedverbProven; shown to be true with evidence.

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