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im·per·fec·tive as·pect

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. imperfective, imperfective aspectnoun

    aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb

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  1. imperfective aspectnoun

    The imperfective aspect is a feature of the verb which denotes an action or condition that does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is habitual, unfinished, continuous, repetitive or in progress.

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  1. Imperfective aspect

    The imperfective (abbreviated IPFV or more ambiguously IMPV) is a grammatical aspect used to describe ongoing, habitual, repeated, or similar semantic roles, whether that situation occurs in the past, present, or future. Although many languages have a general imperfective, others have distinct aspects for one or more of its various roles, such as progressive, habitual, and iterative aspects. The imperfective contrasts with the perfective aspect, which is used to describe actions viewed as a complete whole.

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  1. imperfective aspect

    The imperfective aspect is a grammatical aspect used to describe an action that is ongoing, incomplete, or repetitive. It does not focus on the beginning or termination of an action, but rather on its continuance or repeated occurrence, often in an unspecified past, present, or future time period. This concept is used in many languages to distinguish between actions that have been completed and those that are still in progress.

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  1. Imperfective aspect

    The imperfective is a grammatical aspect used to describe a situation viewed with internal structure, such as ongoing, habitual, repeated, and similar semantic roles, whether that situation occurs in the past, present, or future. Although many languages have a general imperfective, others have distinct aspects for one or more of its various roles, such as progressive, habitual, and iterative aspects.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of imperfective aspect in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of imperfective aspect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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