durative

[ door-uh-tiv, dyoor- ]

/ ˈdʊər ə tɪv, ˈdyʊər- /

adjective Grammar.

noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.

Origin of durative

First recorded in 1885–90; durat(ion) + -ive

Words nearby durative

durante vita, Duranty, Duras, duration, duration tetany, durative, Durazzo, Durban, Durban poison, durbar, Dürck's node

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Example sentences from the Web for durative

The tense of the verb (present durative) implies that some of them had been doing precisely this thing.
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. Robertson
Durative forms: future and subjunctive magpaN-(→); past nagpaN-(→).
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
For the use of the durative passive forms see the entry under paga-un.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
“Let him pray,” let him pray as a habit (present tense of durative action).
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for durative

durative

/ (ˈdjʊərətɪv) grammar /

adjective

denoting an aspect of verbs that includes the imperfective and the progressive

noun

the durative aspect of a verb
a verb in this aspect

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单词	durative
释义	durative [ door-uh-tiv, dyoor- ] / ˈdʊər ə tɪv, ˈdyʊər- / adjective Grammar. noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step. Origin of durative First recorded in 1885–90; durat(ion) + -ive Words nearby durative durante vita, Duranty, Duras, duration, duration tetany, durative, Durazzo, Durban, Durban poison, durbar, Dürck's node Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for durative The tense of the verb (present durative) implies that some of them had been doing precisely this thing. Studies in the Epistle of James\|A. T. Robertson Durative forms: future and subjunctive magpaN-(→); past nagpaN-(→). A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan\|John U. Wolff For the use of the durative passive forms see the entry under paga-un. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan\|John U. Wolff “Let him pray,” let him pray as a habit (present tense of durative action). Studies in the Epistle of James\|A. T. Robertson British Dictionary definitions for durative durative / (ˈdjʊərətɪv) grammar / adjective denoting an aspect of verbs that includes the imperfective and the progressive noun the durative aspect of a verb a verb in this aspect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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