Imperfect | Mean of imperfect in English Dictionary

/ɪmˈpɚfɪkt/

• having mistakes or problems
1. an imperfect society
2. It's an imperfect solution to a difficult problem.
3. He had an imperfect understanding of the task.
4. imperfect [=defective] clothing
• of or relating to a verb tense used to express an incomplete action in the past or a state that continued for a period of time in the past
1. In “He was singing when I came in,” “was singing” is in the imperfect tense.
• Noun
• the imperfect tense of a verb
1. a verb in the imperfect