imperfect

1. Not perfect.

   unvollkommen, mangelhaft, unvollständig

   несоверше́нныйnesoveršénnyj

   недоскона́лийnedoskonályj

   not perfect; defective or inadequate

2. Unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.

3. Known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.

4. Representing a continuing or repeated action.

5. (obsolete)Lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.

1. This is imperfect.

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2. An oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly.

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3. Everyone is imperfect, and that's OK.

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4. When do you use the imperfect subjunctive?

   deWann benutzt man den Subjunktiv Imperfekt?

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5. Certain languages use the imperfect tense to express incomplete actions.

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