perfective

[ per-fek-tiv ]

/ pərˈfɛk tɪv /

adjective

tending to make perfect; conducive to perfection.

Grammar. noting an aspect of verbal inflection, as in Russian, that indicates completion of the action or state denoted by the verb.

noun Grammar.

the perfective aspect.

a form in the perfective.

Origin of perfective

From the Medieval Latin word perfectīvus, dating back to 1590–1600. See perfect, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM perfective

per·fec·tive·ly, adverbper·fec·tive·ness, per·fec·tiv·i·ty

[pur-fek-tiv-i-tee], /ˌpɜr fɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, nounun·per·fec·tive, adjectiveun·per·fec·tive·ly, adverb

un·per·fec·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby perfective

perfectible, perfecting press, perfection, perfectionism, perfectionist, perfective, perfectivize, perfectly, perfect number, perfecto, perfector

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Example sentences from the Web for perfective

The perfective part, said Proclus, precedes initiation, as initiation precedes inspection.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites|Dudley Wright
Created existences are not included in this act, and the knowledge of them is not perfective of the being of God.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur
So then passive good is, as was said, either conservative or perfective.
The Advancement of Learning|Francis Bacon

British Dictionary definitions for perfective

perfective

/ (pəˈfɛktɪv) /

adjective

tending to perfect

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

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单词	perfective
释义	perfective [ per-fek-tiv ] / pərˈfɛk tɪv / adjective tending to make perfect; conducive to perfection. Grammar. noting an aspect of verbal inflection, as in Russian, that indicates completion of the action or state denoted by the verb. noun Grammar. the perfective aspect. a form in the perfective. Origin of perfective From the Medieval Latin word perfectīvus, dating back to 1590–1600. See perfect, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM perfective per·fec·tive·ly, adverbper·fec·tive·ness, per·fec·tiv·i·ty [pur-fek-tiv-i-tee], /ˌpɜr fɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, nounun·per·fec·tive, adjectiveun·per·fec·tive·ly, adverb un·per·fec·tive·ness, noun Words nearby perfective perfectible, perfecting press, perfection, perfectionism, perfectionist, perfective, perfectivize, perfectly, perfect number, perfecto, perfector Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perfective The perfective part, said Proclus, precedes initiation, as initiation precedes inspection. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites\|Dudley Wright Created existences are not included in this act, and the knowledge of them is not perfective of the being of God. The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.\|E. Rameur So then passive good is, as was said, either conservative or perfective. The Advancement of Learning\|Francis Bacon British Dictionary definitions for perfective perfective / (pəˈfɛktɪv) / adjective tending to perfect 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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