imperfect

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-C1
adjective
R

not perfect; having flaws or mistakes

The vase was imperfect because it had a small crack.

noun
R

a verb form showing ongoing past action

The imperfect tense describes actions that were happening in the past.

translation

adj. not perfect; having flaws or mistakes
n. a verb form showing ongoing past action

Word Forms

Plural imperfects