per|fec´tive|ly — per|fec|tive «puhr FEHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. tending to make perfect or complete. 2. Grammar. (in some languages) designating or having to do with an aspect of the verb that expresses completion of action. –n. Grammar. 1. the… … Useful english dictionary
per|fec´tive|ness — per|fec|tive «puhr FEHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. tending to make perfect or complete. 2. Grammar. (in some languages) designating or having to do with an aspect of the verb that expresses completion of action. –n. Grammar. 1. the… … Useful english dictionary
im|per|fec|tive — «IHM puhr FEHK tihv», adjective, noun. Grammar. –adj. denoting an aspect of the verb, especially in Slavic languages, that expresses action not completed. –n. 1. the imperfective aspect. 2. a verb form in this aspect … Useful english dictionary
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
fec — af·fec·ta·tion; af·fec·tion·al; af·fec·tive; af·fec·tiv·i·ty; con·fec·tio; con·fec·tion·er; con·fec·tion·ery; de·fec·ti·bil·i·ty; de·fec·tion; de·fec·tive·ness; de·fec·tor; de·fec·to·scope; ef·fec·tive·ness; ef·fec·tiv·i·ty; ef·fec·tu·al;… … English syllables
perfective — per·fec·tive … English syllables
perfective — per•fec•tive [[t]pərˈfɛk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) tending to make perfect; conducive to perfection 2) gram. of or designating an aspect of verbal inflection, as in Russian, that indicates completion of the action or state denoted by the verb 3) gram. the … From formal English to slang
Perfectively — Per*fec tive*ly, adv. In a perfective manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imperfective — im•per•fec•tive [[t]ˌɪm pərˈfɛk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) gram. of or noting an aspect of the verb that indicates incompleteness or repetition of an action or state 2) gram. the imperfective aspect 3) gram. a verb in this aspect … From formal English to slang