Pluperfect

Origin

Latin plus ("more") + perfectus ("complete, perfected")

Full definition of pluperfect

Adjective

1. More than perfect
2. (grammar) Pertaining to action completed before or at the same time as another

Related terms

• pluperfection

Usage notes

In many languages this is implemented using a participle and an auxiliary verb in a past tense

Noun

1. The pluperfect tense
2. A verb in this tense