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nonstative

[ non-sta-tiv ]

adjective

, Grammar.
  1. (of a verb) expressing an action or process, as run or grow, and able to be used in either simple or progressive tenses:

    I run every day. I am running home now.



nonstative

/ nɒnˈsteɪtɪv /

adjective

  1. denoting a verb describing an action rather than a state, as for example throw or thank as opposed to know or hate Compare stative
“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

noun

  1. a nonstative verb
“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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