English word imperfect comes from Latin imperfectus ((grammar) imperfect. Imperfect. Unfinished, incomplete.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| imperfectus | Latin (lat) | (grammar) imperfect. Imperfect. Unfinished, incomplete. |
| imparfit | Old French (fro) | |
| imperfit | Middle English (enm) | |
| imperfect | English (eng) | (transitive) to make imperfect (grammar) a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous. Something having a minor flaw (botany) unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.. (obsolete) lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.. (taxonomy) known or expected to be [...] |