(present) perfect
31Present Tense — Die Englische Grammatik ist die Grammatik der englischen Sprache. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Satzbau 2 Wortarten 2.1 Substantive (Nouns) 2.1.1 Numerus 2.1.2 Genera …
32Perfect aspect — The perfect aspect is variously considered either an aspect or tense which calls a listener s attention to the consequences generated by an action, rather than the action itself. This must be distinguished from the perfective aspect, which marks… …
33perfect — per|fect1 W2S2 [ˈpə:fıkt US ˈpə:r ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: parfit, from Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere to do completely, finish ] 1.) not having any mistakes, faults, or damage ≠ ↑imperfect ▪ His English was… …
34perfect — 1 adjective 1 of the very best possible kind or standard: It s a perfect day for a picnic | a perfect example of Gothic architecture | a perfect marriage | the perfect crime (=one in which the criminal is never discovered): There is no such thing …
35present — Synonyms and related words: Christmas present, accessible, accommodate, accord, acquaint, actual, adduce, adjacent, administer, advance, affect, afford, affront, aid, aim, aim at, allege, allot, allow, allowance, alms, announce, aorist, array,… …
36perfect — perfectedly, adv. perfecter, n. perfectness, n. adj., n. /perr fikt/; v. /peuhr fekt /, adj. 1. conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman. 2. excellent or complete beyond… …
37perfect — ♦♦ perfects, perfecting, perfected (The adjective is pronounced [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)fɪkt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]pə(r)fe̱kt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is perfect is as good as it could possibly be. practice makes perfect → see practice… …
38Present tense — For other uses, see Present tense (disambiguation). The present tense (abbreviated pres or prs) is a grammatical tense that locates a situation or event in present time.[1] This linguistic definition refers to a concept that indicates a feature… …
39perfect — Synonyms and related words: KO, OK, absolute, accomplish, accomplished, accurate, achieve, adept, admitting no exception, adroit, all right, all embracing, all encompassing, all out, all pervading, ameliorate, aorist, appropriate, apt, arrant,… …
40perfect tense — noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑perfective, ↑perfective tense, ↑perfect • Hypernyms: ↑tense • Hyponyms …
