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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
stative
sta·tive 7 BrE [ˈsteɪtɪv] NAmE [ˈsteɪtɪv] adjective (linguistics)
(of verbs)describing a state rather than an action. Stative verbs (for example be, seem, understand, like, own) are not usually used in the progressive tenses.
compare ↑dynamic
Word Origin:
[stative] mid 17th cent.: from Latin stativus, from stat- ‘stopped, standing’, from the verb stare.
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