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Definition: Present Perfect |
Present PerfectNoun1. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Present PerfectSynonym: present perfect tense (n). (additional references) |
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Books | |
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Expression using "present perfect": present perfect tense. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
present perfect tense | 30 |
present perfect continuous | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "present perfect"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Greek | παρακείμενοσ (adjacent, perfect). (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | befejezett jelen. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | passato prossimo. (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 現在完了時 (present perfect tense), 現在完了 (present perfect tense). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | '"ざいか"りょうじ (present perfect tense), '"ざいか"りょう (present perfect tense). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | esentpray erfectpay pretérito perfecto (perfect tense, present perfect tense). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-e-f-n-p-p-r-r-s-t-t" | |
-3 letters: preferences. | |
-4 letters: perfecters, perfectest, preference, references. | |
-5 letters: enfetters, fetterers, perfecter, preerects, prescreen, presentee, presenter, pretences, recentest, reference, referents, repenters, represent, respecter. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 72 65 73 65 6E 74      50 65 72 66 65 63 74 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01110010 01100101 01110011 01100101 01101110 01110100 00100000 01010000 01100101 01110010 01100110 01100101 01100011 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P r e s e n t   P e r f e c t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0072 0065 0073 0065 006E 0074      0050 0065 0072 0066 0065 0063 0074 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50847185718086250718472716986 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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