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    This document lists and categorizes different mental, emotional, and sensory states. It separates words that can have both continuous and non-continuous meanings depending on the context, such as feel, see, think, appear, look, and taste. Some words represent mental states like believe, doubt and realize, while others represent emotional states like like, love and hate. Additional categories include communication, senses, and other non-mental/emotional states.

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    This document lists and categorizes different mental, emotional, and sensory states. It separates words that can have both continuous and non-continuous meanings depending on the context, such as feel, see, think, appear, look, and taste. Some words represent mental states like believe, doubt and realize, while others represent emotional states like like, love and hate. Additional categories include communication, senses, and other non-mental/emotional states.

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    Stative and Action Verbs

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    This document lists and categorizes different mental, emotional, and sensory states. It separates words that can have both continuous and non-continuous meanings depending on the context, such as feel, see, think, appear, look, and taste. Some words represent mental states like believe, doubt and realize, while others represent emotional states like like, love and hate. Additional categories include communication, senses, and other non-mental/emotional states.

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    Mental and Emotional States Communication

    believe agree
    dislike astonish
    doubt deny
    imagine disagree
    know impress
    like mean
    love please
    hate promise
    prefer satisfy
    realize surprise
    recognize
    remember Other States
    suppose be
    understand belong
    want concern
    wish consist
    contain
    cost
    depend
    Sense deserve
    appear fit
    hear include
    see involve
    seem lack
    smell matter
    sound need
    taste owe
    own
    possess

    Non-Continuous Meanings
    feel = 'have an opinion' - He feels he should get a second chance.
    see = 'understand' - I see what you mean.
    think = 'have an opinion' - I think we should leave immediately.
    appear = 'look like' - That appears to be stale.
    look = 'seem' - It looks impossible!
    taste = 'have a taste' - That tastes yummy!

    Continuous Meanings
    feel = 'feel physically' - I'm feeling awful this afternoon.
    see = 'visit' - She's seeing a doctor this morning.
    think = 'use the brain' - He's thinking hard about the problem.
    appear = 'be on stage / perform' - Jack Daniels is performing at the Paramount tonight.
    look = 'stare at' - I'm looking at that strange man.
    taste = 'use the mouth' - The cook is tasting the sauce!

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