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imperfect
UK
/ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/
US
/ɪmˈpɜrfɪkt/
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imperfect
adjective
more imperfect
Komp.
most imperfect
Super.
UK
/ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/
US
/ɪmˈpɜrfɪkt/
несовершенный
The system is imperfect and needs improvement.
Система несовершенная и нуждается в улучшении.
неидеальный
Her performance was imperfect, but she showed great potential.
Ее выступление было неидеальным, но она показала большой потенциал.
Additional translations
неполный
дефектный
ошибочный
недостаточный
Synonyms
flawed
defective
faulty
incomplete
substandard
imprecise
inadequate
unsatisfactory
Antonyms
perfect
imperfect
noun
imperfects
Pl.
UK
/ɪmˈpɜː.fɪkt/
US
/ɪmˈpɝː.fɪkt/
несовершенство
The imperfect of the design was evident in its flaws.
Несовершенство дизайна было очевидно в его недостатках.
Synonyms
imperfect tense
imparfait
imperfecto
imperfectum
past imperfect
past continuous
past progressive
imperfect
verb
imperfected
Präteritum
imperfected
Partizip Perfekt
imperfecting
Gerundium
UK
/ɪmˈpɜː.fɪkt/
US
/ɪmˈpɝː.fɪkt/
Rare, transitive; to make imperfect or to impair.
Synonyms
mar
spoil
impair
blemish
damage
degrade
vitiate
taint
disfigure
sully
debase
harm
diminish
weaken
Definitions
imperfect
adjective
Not perfect; having flaws or defects.
The vase was beautiful but imperfect, with a small chip on its rim.
Not complete or finished; lacking some necessary parts or elements.
The plan was still in its imperfect stages and needed more work before presentation.
In grammar, denoting a past action or state that was ongoing or not completed.
In Spanish, the imperfect tense is used to describe actions that were habitual in the past.
Botany: (of a flower) lacking either functional stamens or functional carpels (unisexual).
Willows produce imperfect flowers that rely on wind for pollination.
imperfect
noun
In grammar, a verb tense used to describe a past action that was ongoing or not completed.
In Spanish, the imperfect is used to describe habitual actions in the past.
Bibliography: a copy of a printed work that is defective or incomplete, especially one missing pages or gatherings.
The first folio he owned was an imperfect missing the final two leaves.
imperfect
verb
(rare, transitive) To make imperfect; to mar or spoil the perfection of.
Excessive handling had imperfected the once-pristine manuscript.
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