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noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
noun the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
originEtymology tree English perfect Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English perfective From perfect + -ive.
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