Definition of perfective Perfective
per•fec•tive
We found 7 definitions of perfective from 4 different sources.
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What does perfective mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: perfectives |
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| perfective - a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) | ||
| perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense | ||
| tense a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time | ||
| present perfect, present perfect tense a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect" | ||
| past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" | ||
| perfective - the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action | ||
| perfective aspect | ||
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Wiktionary 
- perfective (Noun)
A perfective verb form. - perfective (Adjective)
Of, or relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect . - perfective (Adjective)
Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- perfective (a.)
Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; -- usually followed by of.
Part of speech
🔤- perfective, noun, singular of perfectives.
