English terms dictionary. 2015.
Pluperfect — Plu per fect, a. [L. plus more + perfectus perfect; cf. F. plus que parfait, L. plusquamperfectum.] More than perfect; past perfect; said of the tense which denotes that an action or event was completed at or before the time of another past… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pluperfect — 1520s, shortened from L. (tempus praeteritum) plus (quam) perfectum (past tense) more (than) perfect. Translates Gk. khronos hypersyntelikos. See PLUS (Cf. plus) and PERFECT (Cf. perfect) … Etymology dictionary
pluperfect — [plo͞o′pʉr΄fikt, plo͞o΄pʉr′fikt] adj. [LL plusquamperfectus < L plus quam perfectum, lit., more than perfect] 1. Gram. designating or of the past perfect tense in any of certain languages corresponding to the past perfect in English 2.… … English World dictionary
Pluperfect — The pluperfect (from Latin plus quam perfectum more than perfect), also called past perfect in English, is a grammatical combination of past tense with the perfect, itself a combination of tense and aspect, that exists in most Indo European… … Wikipedia
pluperfect — /plooh perr fikt/ adj. 1. Gram. a. perfect with respect to a point of reference in past time, as had done in He had done it when I came. b. designating a tense or other verb formation or construction with such meaning, as Latin portaveram I had… … Universalium
pluperfect — /pluˈpɜfəkt / (say plooh perfuhkt) Grammar –adjective 1. perfect with respect to a temporal point of reference in the past. For example, in He had done it when I came , had done is pluperfect in relation to came since the action was brought to a… …
pluperfect — Preterpluperfect Pre ter*plu per fect, a. & n. [Pref. preter + pluperfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called {pluperfect}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pluperfect — adjective Etymology: Middle English pluperfyth, modification of Late Latin plusquamperfectus, literally, more than perfect Date: 15th century 1. past perfect 2. utterly perfect or complete • pluperfect noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
pluperfect — 1. adjective a) More than perfect b) Pertaining to action completed before or at the same time as another 2. noun a) The pluperfect tense b) A … Wiktionary
pluperfect — plu|per|fect [plu:ˈpə:fıkt US ə:r ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: plusquamperfectus more than perfect ] the pluperfect technical the ↑past perfect tense of a verb … Dictionary of contemporary English
