perfect
per
ˈpɜr
pēr
fect
fÉĒkt
fikt
/ˈpɜːfÉĒkt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "perfect"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ, āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāĻšā§€āύ

completely without mistakes or flaws, reaching the best possible standard
perfect definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Jimmy is the perfect student, always paying attention in class.
āϜāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ, āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ, āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāĻšā§€āύ

without any flaws or deviations
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The watch showed the perfect time, down to the second.
āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

indicating totality or completeness, often for emphasis
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That was a perfect disaster from start to finish.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

(grammar) indicating a completed action or state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She struggled with using the perfect tense correctly until she practiced more.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ āĻŸā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϏ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āϏ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

(of a number) equal to the sum of its proper divisors
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Perfect numbers are rare and grow very large quickly.
āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāĻŋāϤ

(of an insect) having all adult features fully developed, especially wings and reproductive organs
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Only perfect insects can reproduce and fly.
āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϜāύāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ, āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—

(of a flower) having both male and female reproductive organs
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many plants with perfect flowers rely on insects for pollination.
āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āϝāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āφāϛ⧇, āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

referring to intervals or chords that are considered harmonically complete or stable, such as the perfect fifth or perfect octave
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The melody ended on a perfect octave, giving it a sense of resolution.
āϏ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ…āĻˇā§āϟāϕ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ

exactly right or ideal for a particular purpose or situation; having all the desired qualities with no flaws
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The weather today is perfect for a picnic by the lake.
āφāϜāϕ⧇āϰ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something as excellent or flawless as possible
Transitive: to perfect sth
to perfect definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The musician practiced tirelessly to perfect the performance for the concert.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤāĻœā§āĻž āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāχāύāĻ—āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻŦā§Žāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a legal claim, title, or interest complete and enforceable according to law
Transitive
to perfect definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She perfected her lien on the property by taking possession.
āϏ⧇ āĻĻāĻ–āϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāϘāϟāĻŋāϤ, āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāϘāϟāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻžāϞ

a verb tense that shows a completed action or state, often relative to another time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The perfect often uses " have " or " had " with a past participle.
āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻĒāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ "have" āĻŦāĻž "had" āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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