STATIVE VERBS
by Eveline Calabresi
1. IDEAS
1.1. know
1.2. think
1.3. imagine
1.4. believe
1.5. doubt
1.6. suppose
1.7. recognize
1.8. remember
1.9. forget
1.10. understand
1.11. mean
2. EMOTIONS
2.1. love
2.2. like
2.3. adore
2.4. care for
2.5. hate
2.6. dislike
2.7. mind
3. SENSES
3.1. see
3.2. smell
3.3. taste
3.4. hear
3.5. feel
4. DESCRIPTION / POSSESSIONS
4.1. be / exist
4.2. seem / look / appear / sound
4.3. have / possess / own
5. ATTITUDES
5.1. hope
5.2. want
5.3. wish
5.4. desire
5.5. need
5.6. prefer
5.7. appreciate
5.8. value
6. PHYSICAL SENSATIONS
6.1. hurt / ache / itch
7. RELATIONSHIPS
7.1. belong to / depende on / owe
8. MEASUREMENTS
8.1. measure / weigh / cost