Meanings
adjectivepreterimperfect (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveImperfect.
Similar
nounThe imperfect tense.
Origin
Translations
Dutch onvoltooid verleden tijd (O.V.T.)
- onvoltooid verleden tijd (O.V.T.)grammatical tense
Finnish imperfekti
- imperfektigrammatical tense
French l'imparfait
- l'imparfaitgrammatical tense
Polish czas przeszły niedokonany
- czas przeszły niedokonanygrammatical tense
Portuguese pretérito imperfeito
- pretérito imperfeitogrammatical tense
Punjabi ਅਪੂਰਨ ਭੂਤਕਾਲ
- ਅਪੂਰਨ ਭੂਤਕਾਲ (apūran bhūtkāl)grammatical tense
Vietnamese thì quá khứ chưa hoàn thành
- thì quá khứ chưa hoàn thànhgrammatical tense
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APA
preterimperfect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterimperfect
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“preterimperfect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterimperfect. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preterimperfect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterimperfect.
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