perfective (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *perfective*:
NOUN	relation	perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense	a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
relation	perfective, perfective aspect	the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action

English > *perfective*: 2 senses > noun 1, relation
Meaning	A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect).
Synonyms	perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense
Narrower	future perfect, future perfect tense	A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future
	past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense	A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
	present perfect, present perfect tense	A perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
Broader	tense	A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Spanish	perfecto, pretérito perfecto
Catalan	perfet, pretèrit perfet

English > *perfective*: 2 senses > noun 2, relation
Meaning	The aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action.
Synonym	perfective aspect
Broader	aspect	The beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
Spanish	perfectivo, perfecto

HyperDic: perfective