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   perfect

   adjective

   • 1. having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be: "life certainly isn't perfect at the moment" Similar idealmodelwithout faultfaultlessflawlessconsummatequintessentialexemplarybestbest-exampleultimatecopybooksuperbexquisitesuperlativeexcellentwonderfulmarvellousbeautifulsublimemagnificentidyllicblissfulutopianunrivalledunequalledmatchlessunparalleledbeyond comparewithout equalsecond to nonetoo good to be trueunmatchedincomparablenonpareilpeerlessinimitableunexcelledunsurpassedunsurpassableinformal:out of this worldterrificfantasticfabulousgreatsuperheavenlygloriousgorgeousstellardivinephenomenalsensationaldreamyfabfabbyfantabulousawesometo die formagicacebrilliantbrillbostingrare:unexampledindefectible
   • ▪ free from any flaw or defect in condition or quality; faultless: "the equipment was in perfect condition" Similar flawlessmintas good as newpristineimpeccableimmaculatesuperbsuperlativeoptimumprimeoptimalpeakexcellentfaultlessas sound as a bellunspoiledunblemishedundamagedspotlessunmarredunimpairedinformal:tip-topA1
   • ▪ precisely accurate; exact: "a perfect circle" Similar exactpreciseaccuratefaithfulcorrectunerringrightclosetruestrictinch-perfectinformal:spot onon the moneyOpposite imperfectfaultydefective
   • ▪ highly suitable for someone or something; exactly right: "with a little help you can create a room that is perfect for you" Similar idealjust rightrightappropriatefittingfitsuitableaptmade to ordertailor-madeveryinformal:spot onjust the job
   • ▪ thoroughly trained in or conversant with: dated "she was perfect in French"
   • 2. absolute; complete (used for emphasis): "a perfect stranger" Similar absolutecompletetotalrealout-and-outthoroughthoroughgoingdownrightuttersheerconsummateunmitigatedunqualifiedveritablein every respectunalloyedinformal:rightfairarchaic:arrant
   • 3. (of a number) equal to the sum of its positive divisors, e.g. the number 6, whose divisors (1, 2, 3) also add up to 6.
   • 4. (of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating (present perfect), they had eaten (past perfect), and they will have eaten (future perfect).
   • 5. (of a flower) having both stamens and carpels present and functional.
   • ▪ denoting the stage or state of a fungus in which the sexually produced spores are formed.
   • ▪ (of an insect) fully adult and (typically) winged.

   verb

   • 1. make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible: "he's busy perfecting his bowling technique"
   • ▪ bring to completion; finish: "then urg'd, she perfects her illustrious toils"
   • ▪ complete (a printed sheet of paper) by printing the second side: "the heap was normally printed as white paper in the morning, turned at the midday break, and perfected in the afternoon"
   • ▪ satisfy the necessary conditions or requirements for the transfer of (a gift, title, etc.): "equity will not perfect an imperfect gift"

   noun

   • 1. the perfect tense.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French perfet, from Latin perfectus ‘completed’, from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. perfecter noun
   • 2. perfectible adjective
   • 3. perfectness noun

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   • Znaczenie Perfect, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     perfect definicja: 1. complete and correct in every way, of...

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     PERFECT meaning: 1. complete and correct in every way, of...

   • Perfect: Polish Translation

     PERFECT translate: doskonały, perfekcyjny, idealny, zupełny,...

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     PERFECT translate: ideal, vollkommen, vollkommen,...

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   • Perfect: Thai Translation

     PERFECT translate: สมบูรณ์แบบ, ถูกต้อง, สมบูรณ์แบบ,...

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   Something that is perfect is complete and without defect or blemish. It might also be precisely accurate or exact. The word perfect can also be used as a verb meaning — you guessed it! — to make something perfect. (Note, though, the pronunciation difference: PER-fect as a noun; per-FECT as a verb.)

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   Perfect definition: matching in every detail the definition of an ideal type of something. See examples of PERFECT used in a sentence.