Meanings
comparative more perfective · superlative most perfective
- grammarOf, or relative to, a perfect tense.
- obsoleteTending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
a perfective alteration
a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC1 more example
It is not likely that Eternal Life ſhall be a torpid and unactive ſtate, or that it ſhall conſiſt only in an uninterrupted and endleſs Act of Love; the other Faculties ſhall be employed as well as the Will, in Actions ſuitable to, and perfective of their Natures; […]
1701, John Ray, “Of Bodies Endued with a Sensitive Soul, or Animals”, in The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, […], 3rd edition, London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, […], →OCLC, page 191
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, or relative to, the perfective aspect.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian свъ́ршен, свъ́ршен вид
- свъ́ршен (svắršen)related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
- свъ́ршен вид (svắršen vid)perfective verb form
Catalan perfectiu
- perfectiurelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Chinese Mandarin 完整, 完成式
- 完整 (wánzhěng)related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
- 完成式 (wánchéngshì)perfective verb form
Czech dokonavý
- dokonavýrelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Finnish perfektiivinen, perfektiivi
- perfektiivinenrelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
- perfektiiviperfective verb form
French perfectif, perfectif
- perfectifrelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
- perfectifperfective verb form
German perfektiv
- perfektivrelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Hebrew מֻגְמָר
- מֻגְמָר (mugmár)related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Hungarian befejezett
- befejezettrelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Italian perfettivo
- perfettivorelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Japanese 完了
- 完了 (kanryō)related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Polish dokonany, aspekt dokonany
- dokonanyrelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
- aspekt dokonanyperfective verb form
Portuguese perfectivo, perfetivo
- perfectivorelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
- perfetivorelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
- perfectivoperfective verb form
Romanian perfectiv
- perfectivrelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Russian соверше́нный, соверше́нный вид
- соверше́нный (soveršénnyj)related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
- соверше́нный вид (soveršénnyj vid)perfective verb form
Slovak dokonavý
- dokonavýrelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Spanish perfectivo
- perfectivorelated to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Swedish perfektiv
- perfektivperfective verb form
Ukrainian доко́наний
- доко́наний (dokónanyj)related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with perfective
Cite this entry
perfective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfective
“perfective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfective. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perfective,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfective.
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