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per•fect /adj., n. ˈpɜrfɪkt; v. pɚˈfɛkt/USA pronunciation adj.

excellent beyond improvement:a perfect score on her test.
exactly fitting the need for a certain purpose:The director found the perfect actor for the part.
entirely without flaws, defects, or shortcomings:a perfect apple.
accurate, exact, or correct in every detail:a perfect copy.
agreeing with or fitting the description or definition of an ideal kind or type:[before a noun]a perfect gentleman.
Grammarof or naming a verb tense, aspect, or form usually used to indicate an action or state that extends up to, or has results continuing up to, the present time, or to some other point in time that is clear from the meaning:In English the perfect tenses, like the present perfect and the past perfect, are formed with some form of the verb have followed by the present or past participle of the main verb.

v. [~ + object]

to bring to perfection or near to perfection:He spent weeks perfecting his computer program.

per•fect•ness, n. [uncountable]See -fec-.

per•fect (adj., n. pûr′fikt;v. pər fekt′),USA pronunciation adj.

conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type:a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement:There is no perfect legal code. The proportions of this temple are almost perfect.
exactly fitting the need in a certain situation or for a certain purpose:a perfect actor to play Mr. Micawber; a perfect saw for cutting out keyholes.
entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings:a perfect apple; the perfect crime.
accurate, exact, or correct in every detail:a perfect copy.
thorough;
complete;
utter:perfect strangers.
pure or unmixed:perfect yellow.
unqualified;
absolute:He has perfect control over his followers.
expert;
accomplished;
proficient.
unmitigated;
out-and-out;
of an extreme degree:He made a perfect fool of himself.
[Bot.]
- Botanyhaving all parts or members present.
- Botanymonoclinous.
Grammar
- noting an action or state brought to a close prior to some temporal point of reference, in contrast to imperfect or incomplete action.
- designating a tense or other verb formation or construction with such meaning.
Music and Dance
- applied to the consonances of unison, octave, and fifth, as distinguished from those of the third and sixth, which are called imperfect.
- applied to the intervals, harmonic or melodic, of an octave, fifth, and fourth in their normal form, as opposed to augmented and diminished.
Mathematics(of a set) equal to its set of accumulation points.
[Obs.]assured or certain.

n. [Gram.]

Grammarthe perfect tense.
Grammara verb form or construction in the perfect tense. Cf. future perfect, pluperfect, present perfect.

v.t.

Latin as above
Old French
Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere to finish, bring to completion (per- per- + -fec-, combining form of facere to do¹ + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English parfit
1250–1300

per•fect′ed•ly, adv.
per•fect′er, n.
per′fect•ness, n.

complete.

more, most, nearly, almost,

rather

perfect

perfecter

perfectest,

more, most,

the most perfect arrangement of color and line imaginable.

Perfect

complete, unique.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

perfect adj /ˈpɜːfɪkt/

having all essential elements
unblemished; faultless: a perfect gemstone
correct or precise: perfect timing
utter or absolute: a perfect stranger
excellent in all respects: a perfect day
exactly divisible into equal integral or polynomial roots: 36 is a perfect square
- (of flowers) having functional stamens and pistils
- (of plants) having all parts present
denoting a tense of verbs used in describing an action that has been completed by the subject. In English this is a compound tense, formed with have or has plus the past participle
- of or relating to the intervals of the unison, fourth, fifth, and octave
- Also: full, final (of a cadence) ending on the tonic chord, giving a feeling of conclusion

n /ˈpɜːfɪkt/

vb /pəˈfɛkt/ (transitive)

to make perfect; improve to one's satisfaction: he is in Paris to perfect his French
to make fully accomplished

Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin perfectus, from perficere to perform, from per through + facere to doUSAGE

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