Perfective
/pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A perfective verb form.
- 2 the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action wordnet
- 3 a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect.
- 2 Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection. obsolete
"a perfective alteration"
Example
More examples"When learning Russian, it's important to understand the difference between perfective and imperfective verbs."
Etymology
From perfect + -ive.