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DURATIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
Synonyms:
durative; durative aspect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("durative" is a kind of...):
aspect (the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "durative"):
imperfective; imperfective aspect (aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb)
progressive aspect (the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action)
