| ADJECTIVE | all | stative | (used of verbs (e.g. 'be' or 'own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action |
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| Meaning | (used of verbs (e.g. 'be' or 'own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action. | |
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| Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
| Opposite | active, dynamic | (used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being |
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