stative

/ˈsteɪtɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsteɪtɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstā-tiv How to pronounce stative (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈsteɪ.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsteɪ.t̬ɪv/ (ame, ipa)

stative — adjective

  • stativepositive
  • more stativecomparative
  • most stativesuperlative

1. used of a word, especially a verb, when it presents a condition, feeling, or rel

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used of a word, especially a verb, when it presents a condition, feeling, or relationship instead of an event or deliberate act

例句

In the grammar lecture, Ms Patel explained that 'know' is stative, not dynamic.

contrast: stative vs dynamic verb

Felix wrote 'like' under stative verbs on the whiteboard during class.

collocation: stative verb

反義詞
  • dynamic

    describes verbs or meanings that present actions or events rather than states

  • eventive

    a formal contrast term that stresses something happening, beginning, or changing

文法句型

stative verb

stative reading

be stative

用法筆記

Most often appears before 'verb' in grammar writing. These verbs normally resist progressive forms unless the meaning shifts, as in 'I'm loving it'.

常見錯誤

❌The lake looked stative all morning.
✅The lake looked static all morning.
💡'stative' is a grammar label about states, not a word for physical stillness.
❌I am knowing the answer.
✅I know the answer.
💡stative verbs usually avoid progressive forms unless the meaning changes.

stative — noun