IMPERFECTIVE


Meaning of IMPERFECTIVE in English

I. (|)im, əm+ adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + perfective

of a verb form or aspect : expressing action as incomplete or without reference to completion : expressing action as continuing : expressing action as reiterated : durative — opposed to perfective

• im·perfectivity “+ noun

II. noun

: the imperfective aspect or form of a verb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.