Gram. designating or of an aspect of verbs, as in Russian, expressing continuing or incomplete action or making no reference to completion
- the imperfective aspect
- a verb in this aspect
imperfective
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imperfective
Grammar
adjective
Of, relating to, or being the aspect that expresses the action denoted by the verb without regard to its beginning or completion.
noun
- The imperfective aspect.
- An imperfective verb form.
- A verb having an imperfective form.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- of or relating to the imperfective aspect
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