imperfect

imperfect - English

Adjective

imperfect (comparative more imperfect, superlative most imperfect)

  1. not perfect
  2. (botany) unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
  3. (taxonomy) known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.
  4. (obsolete) lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
  5. (grammar) belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous

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Noun

imperfect (plural imperfects)

  1. something having a minor flaw
  2. (grammar) a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous

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Verb

imperfect (third-person singular simple present imperfects, present participle imperfecting, simple past and past participle imperfected)

  1. (transitive) to make imperfect

imperfect - Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /imperˈfekt/.

Adjective

imperfect m or n (feminine singular imperfectă, masculine plural imperfecți, feminine and neuter plural imperfecte)

  1. imperfect

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/ accusative indefinite imperfect imperfectă imperfecți imperfecte
definite imperfectul imperfecta imperfecții imperfectele
genitive/ dative indefinite imperfect imperfecte imperfecți imperfecte
definite imperfectului imperfectei imperfecților imperfectelor

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Meaning and Definition of imperfect
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