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Meanings of grammatical aspect in English

A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the temporal flow of the event the verb describes; whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.

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Examples for "aspect"
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Then he said, 'I really believe in the environmental aspect of this.
NY Magazine
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But there is another aspect of this case that concerns me today.
Radio NZ
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That might be a hidden aspect of the problem, said Mr McGarvey.
The Irish Times
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Second-hand gaming market Another aspect to consider is the second-hand gaming market.
The South African
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None took on the final, ring-shaped aspect of the great Halos, however.
Halo Cryptum
Usage of grammatical aspect in English
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Leaving the grammatical aspect of the proposition, we must now consider it from the purely logical point of view.
Deductive Logic