What is "perfect" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does perfect mean in English? Meaning of perfect definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "perfect" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "perfect": a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

Noun

  • Meaning: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
  • Synonyms: perfect perfect tense perfective perfective tense
  • Hyponyms: future perfect future perfect tense past perfect past perfect tense pluperfect pluperfect tense present perfect present perfect tense
  • Hypernyms: tense
  • Pronunciation in US: /pɚˈfɛkt/

    Pronunciation in UK: /pəˈfɛkt/

    Meaning of "perfect": make perfect or complete

    Verb

  • Meaning: make perfect or complete
  • Example: perfect your French in Paris!
  • Synonyms: hone perfect
  • Hyponyms: brush up optimise optimize polish polish up round round off
  • Hypernyms: ameliorate amend better improve meliorate
  • Pronunciation in US: /pɚˈfɛkt/

    Pronunciation in UK: /pəˈfɛkt/

    Meaning of "perfect": being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

    Adjective

  • Meaning: being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
  • Example: a perfect circle a perfect reproduction perfect happiness perfect manners a perfect specimen a perfect day
  • Synonyms: perfect
  • Antonyms: imperfect
  • Similar: clean clear cold complete consummate down down pat errorless faultless flawless ideal idealised idealized idyllic immaculate impeccable mastered mint perfectible pluperfect uncorrupted undefiled unflawed
  • Also see: exact unblemished unbroken unmarred unmutilated utopian
  • Pronunciation in US: /pɚˈfɛkt/

    Pronunciation in UK: /pəˈfɛkt/

    Meaning of "perfect": without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

    Adjective

  • Meaning: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
  • Example: an arrant fool a complete coward a consummate fool a double-dyed villain gross negligence a perfect idiot pure folly what a sodding mess stark staring mad a thoroughgoing villain utter nonsense the unadulterated truth
  • Synonyms: arrant complete consummate double-dyed everlasting gross perfect pure sodding staring stark thoroughgoing unadulterated utter
  • Similar: unmitigated
  • Pronunciation in US: /pɚˈfɛkt/

    Pronunciation in UK: /pəˈfɛkt/

    Meaning of "perfect": precisely accurate or exact

    Adjective

  • Meaning: precisely accurate or exact
  • Example: perfect timing
  • Synonyms: perfect
  • Similar: exact
  • Pronunciation in US: /pɚˈfɛkt/

    Pronunciation in UK: /pəˈfɛkt/

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    perfect in English: perfect
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