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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sta•tive (stā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. Grammar(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. - Neo-Latin statīvus, Latin, equivalent. to stat(us) (past participle of stāre to stand) + -īvus -ive
- 1625–35
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