What does "imperfective aspect" mean?

A feature of a verb which denotes that its action or condition does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is habitual, unfinished, continuous, repetitive or in progress.

What is a synonym for "imperfective aspect"?

Common synonyms include: imperfect, imperfective.

Imperfective aspect

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Noun

1
A feature of a verb which denotes that its action or condition does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is habitual, unfinished, continuous, repetitive or in progress. uncountable
"2007, Almut Hintze, A Zoroastrian Liturgy: The Worship in Seven Chapters (Yasna 35—41), Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, page 240, If the root meaning is iterative or durative, such as 'to go', the verb belongs to the imperfective aspect and forms a root present."
2
aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb wordnet

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imperfect imperfective

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"2007, Almut Hintze, A Zoroastrian Liturgy: The Worship in Seven Chapters (Yasna 35—41), Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, page 240, If the root meaning is iterative or durative, such as 'to go', the verb belongs to the imperfective aspect and forms a root present."

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