Durative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, related to, or being the verbal aspect that expresses action continuing unbroken for a period of time.
  • n. The durative aspect.
  • n. A durative verb or verb form.
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  • adj. Of or pertaining to duration.
  • adj. long-lasting
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative
  • n. This aspect, or a verb in this aspect; A continuative.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Continuing; not completed; implying duration.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In philology, that expresses or serves to express continued or continuing action: as, to ‘sit’ and to ‘strike’ are durative verbs, while to ‘strike down’ and to ‘sit down’ are perfective verbs and express completed action.
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  • n. the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    aspect   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    continuing   
     
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