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Perfect Tense

nounid 115689·updated May 18, 2026
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verb form that indicates that an action or circumstance occurred earlier than the time under consideration, often focusing attention on the resulting state rather than on the occurrence itself

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Variants

synonym
perfect
plural
Perfect Tenses
possessive
Perfect Tense's
pluralpossessive
Perfect Tenses'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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verb form that indicates that an action or circumstance occurred earlier than the time under consideration, often focusing attention on the resulting state rather than on the occurrence itself
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
verb form that indicates that an action or circumstance occurred earlier than the time under consideration, often focusing attention on the resulting state rather than on the occurrence itself
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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