perfective
adjective/pərˈfɛktɪv/
Frequency rank: #19,735 most common English word
Meaning
Relating to a grammatical aspect that expresses an action as completed or viewed as a whole.
Example sentence
The linguist explained that Russian verbs have perfective aspect to show completed actions.
Synonyms & related words
- completive
- bounded
- telic
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