perfect

perfect
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perfects, perfecting, perfected
(The adjective is pronounced [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)fɪkt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]pə(r)fe̱kt[/t]].)
1) ADJ-GRADED Something that is perfect is as good as it could possibly be.
practice makes perfect → see practice

He spoke perfect English...

Hiring a nanny has turned out to be the perfect solution...

It's a perfect example of a house reflecting the person who lives there...

Nobody is perfect.

2) ADJ-GRADED: oft ADJ for n (emphasis) If you say that something is perfect for a particular person, thing, or activity, you are emphasizing that it is very suitable for them or for that activity.

Carpet tiles are perfect for kitchens because they're easy to take up and wash...

So this could be the perfect time to buy a home.

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3) ADJ If an object or surface is perfect, it does not have any marks on it, or does not have any lumps, hollows, or cracks in it.

Use only clean, Grade A, perfect eggs.

...their perfect white teeth.

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4) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You can use perfect to give emphasis to the noun following it.

She was a perfect fool...

Some people are always coming up to perfect strangers and asking them what they do...

What he had said to her made perfect sense.

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5) VERB If you perfect something, you improve it so that it becomes as good as it can possibly be.

[V n] We perfected a hand-signal system so that he could keep me informed of hazards...

[V n] I removed the fibroid tumours, using the techniques that I have perfected.

[V n] ...girls who needed to perfect their English.

6) ADJ: ADJ n The perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things that happened or began before a particular time, as in `He's already left' and `They had always liked her'. The present perfect tense is sometimes called the perfect tense.

English dictionary. 2008.

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