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du·ra·tive

 (do͝or′ə-tĭv)
adj.
Of, related to, or being the verbal aspect that expresses action continuing unbroken for a period of time.
n.
1. The durative aspect.
2. A durative verb or verb form. In both senses also called continuative.
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durative

(ˈdjʊərətɪv) grammar
adj
(Grammar) denoting an aspect of verbs that includes the imperfective and the progressive
n
(Grammar)
a. the durative aspect of a verb
b. a verb in this aspect
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dur•a•tive

(ˈdʊər ə tɪv, ˈdyʊər-)

adj.
of or pertaining to a verb or verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action, as the verbs beat and walk in contrast to strike and step.
[1885–90]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.durative - the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
aspect - the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
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
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The durative past is marked by ma- (with varying vowel), prefixed to the stem (or to the negative maker; see [section]4.7 below): mo-got-a "he used to say, he would say," hd-ma-kard-a "he used to do," Zuk.
Duration: Goals may refer to a static time point or be durative.
Each has a disease and each must be treated as a sick person." (102) What matters, by this theory, is less the defendant's durative characteristics and more his or her specific behavior at a specific time and place, as in Powell v.
After that, with more thickener added, there is a substantial reduction with the durative increase of the viscosity.
A 61-year-old female patient experienced acute right upper abdominal durative blunt pain one day after satiation, which aggravated in two hours, accompanied by dizziness and sweating.
Another body of works has made the role of waiting in governing its center of foci, concentrating on the 'bureaucratic waiting' on the one hand, and the 'durative waiting' in the disquieting limbos of liberal managerialism (where everything is under constant and confusing reforms) on the other (e.g.
A 17-year-old boy referred to hospital in October 2010 for a durative ache in his right knee after an injury during football training.
Moo notes that the present tense of the Greek implies a durative, or ongoing, connotation; this indicates a lifestyle of presenting oneself as either a slave to sin or to obedience.