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imperfect

/ɪmpə(ɹ)ˈfɛkt/ verb C2
  1. to make imperfect (transitive)

He/she/it imperfects · Past imperfected · Past participle imperfected · -ing form imperfecting

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Verb forms

Base form
imperfect
He/she/it
imperfects
Past
imperfected
Past participle
imperfected
-ing form
imperfecting

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“I am sorry to see a pupil of mine displaying such a temper and such a vindictive spirit,” he said in a solemn tone, as if the mere fact of being a pupil of his ought to root out all evil passions from the hearts of small imperfect mortals.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 114 · C1
But we can’t have things perfect in this imperfect world, as Mrs.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 251 · C1
Seizing in his arms the friend so long and ardently desired, Dantès almost carried him towards the window, in order to obtain a better view of his features by the aid of the imperfect light that struggled through the grating.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 139 · C1
From the imperfect means Franz had of judging, he could only come to one conclusion,—that the person whom he was thus watching certainly belonged to no inferior station of life.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 354 · C1

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