transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmpɜ:(r)fɪkt ]
1.
Something that is imperfect has faults and is not exactly as you would like it to be. ( FORMAL )
We live in an imperfect world...
≠ perfect
ADJ
• im‧per‧fect‧ly
This effect was imperfectly understood by designers at that time.
ADV : usu ADV -ed / adj
2.
In grammar, the imperfect or the imperfect tense of a verb is used to describe continuous situations or repeated actions in the past. Examples are ‘I was reading’ and ‘they were eating’.
N-SING : the N