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English Dictionary: perfective by the DICT Development Group
2 results for perfective
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perfective
n
  1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
    Synonym(s): perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense
  2. the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
    Synonym(s): perfective, perfective aspect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Perfective \Per*fect"ive\, a.
      Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to
      perfection; -- usually followed by of. [bd]A perfective
      alteration.[b8] --Fuller.
  
               Actions perfective of their natures.      --Ray.
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