[ɪmˈpəːfɪkt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not perfect; faulty or incomplete
(e.g: an imperfect grasp of English)

- (of a tense) denoting a past action in progress but not completed at the time in question

- (of a cadence) ending on the dominant chord

- (of a gift, title, etc.) transferred without all the necessary conditions or requirements being met


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus (see perfect). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form

[ɪmˈpəːfɪkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the imperfect tense


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus (see perfect). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form