DURATIVE


Meaning of DURATIVE in English

/door"euh tiv, dyoor"-/ , adj. Gram.

noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.

[ 1885-90; DURAT(ION) + -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .