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imperfect

/ˌɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/im-PUR-fikt
/ˌɪmˈpɝfɪkt/im-PUR-fikt

Meaningnot done thoroughly

Common meaning: not complete

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchimperfeitsource
  2. Middle Englishimparfitsource
  3. Englishimperfect‘not complete’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French imperfeit ‘not done thoroughly’.

Roots

  • imperfeit Old French “not done thoroughly”

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