STATIVE VERBS

1. DESCRIPTION / POSSESSIONS

1.1. be / exist

1.2. seem / look / appear / sound

1.3. have / possess / own

2. SENSES

2.1. see

2.2. smell

2.3. taste

2.4. hear

2.5. feel

3. EMOTIONS

3.1. love

3.2. like

3.3. adore

3.4. care for

3.5. hate

3.6. dislike

3.7. mind

4. PHYSICAL SENSATIONS

4.1. hurt / ache / itch

5. MEASUREMENTS

5.1. measure / weigh / cost

6. IDEAS

6.1. know

6.2. think

6.3. imagine

6.4. believe

6.5. doubt

6.6. suppose

6.7. recognize

6.8. remember

6.9. forget

6.10. understand

6.11. mean

7. ATTITUDES

7.1. hope

7.2. want

7.3. wish

7.4. desire

7.5. need

7.6. prefer

7.7. appreciate

7.8. value

8. RELATIONSHIPS

8.1. belong to / depende on / owe