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stative

[ stey-tiv ]

adjective

, Grammar.
  1. (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.

stative

/ ˈsteɪtɪv /

adjective

  1. denoting a verb describing a state rather than an activity, act, or event, such as know and want as opposed to leave and throw Compare nonstative
“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 stative 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of stative1

1625–35; < New Latin statīvus, Latin, equivalent to stat ( us ) (past participle of stāre to stand ) + -īvus -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stative1

C19: from New Latin stativus , from Latin stāre to stand

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