atelic
adj
Middle School
1
Presenting an action or event’s significance as being the process or experience instead of the end accomplishment or goal.
2
Not tending nor directed toward a goal or specific end.
3
That expresses lacking an end, resolution, or finite purpose.
4
That expresses the imperfective aspect.
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