Meaning of PERFECTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | pur'fektiv
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- [n] the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed completed action
- [n] a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
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| | Synonyms: | | perfect, perfect tense, perfective aspect, perfective tense |
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| | See Also: | | aspect, future perfect, future perfect tense, past perfect, past perfect tense, pluferfect tense, pluperfect, present perfect, present perfect tense, tense | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*fect"ive\, a.
Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to
perfection; -- usually followed by of. ``A perfective
alteration.'' --Fuller.
Actions perfective of their natures. --Ray.
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