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perf

ADJECTIVE
gratified
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplished achieved actualized attained compassed concluded consummated content crowned delighted dispatched effected effectuated executed finished matured obtained
WEAK
brought about brought to a close carried out happy made good
Antonyms
STRONG
depressed unhappy

Example Sentences

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Infinitive, gender of, 15, A 3; —— in -ier, 116, 4, a; —— force of tenses in, 270; 326 ff. —— fut. perf. inf.,

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Indic. mood, pres. tense, he is punished; imperf. tense, he was punished; perf. tense, he has been punished; and so on.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Aztec, of obsidian, semi-lunar, small perf. at each end for suspension, ⅝ wide, 3½ in. across.

From American Antiquities Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898 by Norman, Wm. B.

Participles, pres. doing; perf. done; compound, having done.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Note the idiomatic use of the perf. partic. of a verb of motion after kommen, to express the manner of coming.

From Aus meinem Königreich by Sylva, Carmen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.