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(grammar) Indicating an event or action not taken to completion, as with "I was writing" but not "I wrote"..
Use irresultative when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Irresultative means (grammar) Indicating an event or action not taken to completion, as with "I was writing" but not "I wrote"..
Common synonyms include atelic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use irresultative where its definition matches the intended context.
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