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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024plu•per•fect /pluˈpɜrfɪkt/USA pronunciation adj. - Grammarpast perfect (def. 1):The pluperfect tense is formed by adding had to the -ed/-en form of the main verb.
n. - Grammarpast perfect (defs. 2, 3).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plu•per•fect (plo̅o̅ pûr′fikt),USA pronunciation adj. - Grammar
- perfect with respect to a point of reference in past time, as had done in He had done it when I came.
- designating a tense or other verb formation or construction with such meaning, as Latin portāveram "I had carried.''
- more than perfect:He spoke the language with pluperfect precision.
n. [Gram.] - Grammar
- the pluperfect tense, or other verb formation or construction with such meaning.
- a form in the pluperfect.
- Latin plū(s quam) perfectum (more than) perfect, translation of Greek hypersyntelikós
- 1520–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pluperfect /pluːˈpɜːfɪkt/ adj , n - another term for past perfect
Etymology: 16th Century: from the Latin phrase plūs quam perfectum more than perfect |