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imperfect adjective /ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/ /ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/ jump to other results - containing faults or mistakes; not complete or perfect synonym flawed
- an imperfect world
- an imperfect understanding of English
- All our sale items are slightly imperfect.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry Word OriginMiddle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus ‘completed’, from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’. The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with the Latin form.
imperfect noun /ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/ /ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/ the imperfect (also the imperfect tense) [singular] (grammar) jump to other results - the verb tense that expresses action in the past that is not complete. It is often called the past progressive or past continuous.
- In ‘while I was washing my hair’, the verb is in the imperfect.
Topics Languagec2Word OriginMiddle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus ‘completed’, from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’. The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with the Latin form.
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