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imperfective

im·per·fec·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [im-per-fek-tiv]
    • /ˌɪm pərˈfɛk tɪv/
    • /ɪmpəfˈektɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-per-fek-tiv]
    • /ˌɪm pərˈfɛk tɪv/

Definitions of imperfective word

  • adjective imperfective noting an aspect of the verb, as in Russian, that indicates incompleteness of the action or state at a temporal point of reference. 1
  • noun imperfective the imperfective aspect. 1
  • noun imperfective a verb in this aspect. 1
  • noun imperfective Relating to or denoting an aspect of verbs, especially in Slavic languages, that expresses action without reference to its completion. 1
  • adjective imperfective denoting an aspect of the verb in some languages, including English, used to indicate that the action is in progress without regard to its completion 0
  • noun imperfective the imperfective aspect of a verb 0
See all 9 definitions of imperfective

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Origin of imperfective

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; imperfect + -ive

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Parts of speech for Imperfective

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Imperfective

imperfective popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

imperfective usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for imperfective

noun imperfective

  • perfective — tending to make perfect; conducive to perfection.
Just one Antonym for imperfective

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