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1. (adj.) imperfect
of, pertaining to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses:
imperfect vision.
2. imperfect
lacking completeness:
imperfect knowledge.
3. imperfect
of or designating a verb tense or form typically indicating a habitual, repeated, or continuing action or state in the past or an action or state in progress at a point of reference in the past, as Spanish hablaban“they used to speak” or “they were speaking.”
4. imperfect
not enforceable by law.
5. imperfect
(of a flower) having either stamens or pistils; unisexual.
6. (n.) imperfect
the imperfect tense.
7. imperfect
a verb form in the imperfect tense.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME imparfit < MF imparfait < L imperfectus unfinished)
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1. (adj) progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
2. (adj) imperfect
not perfect; defective or inadequate
"had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
3. (adj) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
"I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
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1. (adjective) imperfect
≠ perfect
We live in an imperfect world.
2. imperfect
relating to the imperfect
the imperfect tense
3. (noun) imperfect
the imperfect
the form of a verb that indicates a repeated or unfinished action in the past
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) imperfect
not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient
2. (adj) imperfect
wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity
3. (adj) imperfect
not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective
4. (noun) imperfect
the imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense
5. (verb) imperfect
to make imperfect
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Sense: having a fault
This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.
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 Afrikaans: foutief |
 Arabic: فيه عَيْب |
 Bulgarian: несъвършен |
 Brazilian: imperfeito |
 Czech: vadný |
 German: unvollkommen |
 Danish: mangelfuld; fejlbehæftet |
 Greek: ελαττωματικός |
 Spanish: imperfecto |
 Estonian: ebatäiuslik |
 Farsi: ناقص |
 Finnish: epätäydellinen |
 French: imparfait |
 Hebrew: לא מוּשלָם |
 Hindi: त्रुतिपूर्ण |
 Croatian: nesavršen |
 Hungarian: tökéletlen |
 Indonesian: punya cacat |
 Icelandic: gallaður |
 Italian: difettoso |
 Japanese: 欠陥のある |
 Korean: 결함이 있는 |
 Lithuanian: su defektu |
 Latvian: ar defektiem/trūkumiem; n |
 Malay: ada cacat |
 Dutch: onvolmaakt |
 Norwegian: defekt, mangelfull, ufull |
 Polish: wadliwy |
 Persian: ناقص |
 Pashto: نيمګړى، نيمكله، نامكمله، |
 Portuguese: imperfeito |
 Romanian: imperfect |
 Russian: дефектный |
 Slovak: nedokonalý, neúplný |
 Slovenian: z napako |
 Serbian: nesavršen |
 Swedish: bristfällig, defekt |
 Thai: บกพร่อง |
 Turkish: kusurlu, hatalı |
 Taiwanese: 有缺陷的 |
 Ukrainian: неповний, незавершений |
 Urdu: ناقص |
 Vietnamese: có lỗi |
 Chinese: 有缺陷的 |
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