Perfective Definition
pər-fĕktĭv
adjective
Tending to bring to or achieve perfection.
Webster's New World
Designating an aspect of verbs, as in Russian, expressing completion of the action or indicating an action that is not repeated.
Webster's New World
(grammar) Of, or relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect.
Wiktionary
Ray.
Actions perfective of their natures.
Wiktionary
noun
The perfective aspect.
Webster's New World
A verb in this aspect.
Webster's New World
A verb having a perfective form.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- perfect-tense
- perfect
- perfective tense
- perfective-aspect
Other Word Forms of Perfective
Noun
Singular:
perfective
Plural:
perfectives
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