perfective

Definition of Perfective in English :

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Noun

1. perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense

a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

2. perfective, perfective aspect

the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action

perfective aspect

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Perfective

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adjective

1.

tending to perfect

2. grammar

denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages, including English, used to express that the action or event described by the verb is or was completed: I lived in London for ten years is perfective; I have lived in London for ten years is imperfective, since the implication is that I still live in London

Perfective

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adjective

1. Rare

tending to bring to or achieve perfection

2. Grammar

designating an aspect of verbs, as in Russian, expressing completion of the action or indicating an action that is not repeated

noun

3.

the perfective aspect

4.

a verb in this aspect

Perfective

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adj.

1. Tending toward perfection.

2. Grammar Of, related to, or being the aspect that expresses the completion or the result of the action denoted by the verb.

n.
Grammar

1. The perfective aspect.

2. A perfective verb form.

3. A verb having a perfective form.

Perfective

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