Meanings
nounstative verb (plural stative verbs)
plural stative verbs
- grammarA verb which generally expresses a state rather than an action or activity. Not normally found in a continuous inflection.
Translations
Dutch statief werkwoord
- statief werkwoordTranslations
Finnish statiiviverbi, oloverbi
- statiiviverbiTranslations
- oloverbiTranslations
French verbe d'état
- verbe d'étatTranslations
German Zustandsverb
- ZustandsverbTranslations
Polish czasownik stanowy, czasownik statyczny
- czasownik stanowyTranslations
- czasownik statycznyTranslations
Spanish verbo estativo, verbo de estado
- verbo estativoTranslations
- verbo de estadoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
stative verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stative%20verb
MLA
“stative verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stative%20verb. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stative verb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stative%20verb.
Source: stative verb on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.