/ Dictionary / Index N nonstative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: non•sta•tive Pronunciation: (non-sta'tiv), [key] — adj. Gram. (of a verb) expressing an action or process, as run or grow, and able to be used in either simple or progressive tenses: I run every day. I am running home now. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. nonstandard nonsteroidal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language