26984 words

perfect

12 definitions • 19 examples
1
complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or without fault:

Examples:

a perfect day
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
This church is a perfect example of medieval architecture.
You have a perfect English accent.
The car is five years old but is in almost perfect condition.
She thought at last she'd found the perfect man.
2
used to emphasize a noun:

Examples:

It makes perfect sense.
a perfect stranger
3
exactly right for someone or something:

Examples:

You'd be perfect for the job.
The weather's just perfect for swimming.
4

Examples:

the present perfect tense
5
In western music, a perfect interval (= the amount by which one note is higher or lower than another) is a fourth, fifth, octave, or unison:

Examples:

The movement from the first tone in a scale to the fifth is known as the perfect fifth.
A series of perfect intervals does not end at a perfect interval from where you started.
6
the tense of a verb that shows action that has happened in the past or before another time or event:

Examples:

In English, the perfect is formed with "have" and the past participle of the verb.
7
to make something free from faults:

Examples:

He is keen to perfect his golfing technique.
8
complete and right in every way; having nothing wrong:

Examples:

The car is two years old but it’s in perfect condition.
9
You can also use perfect to mean complete and emphasize the noun that comes after it:

Examples:

I felt like a perfect fool when I forgot her name.
10
exactly right for a particular purpose or situation; being the best possible:

Examples:

It was a warm, sunny day, a perfect afternoon for a ballgame.
11
having the tense of a verb that shows action that has happened in the past or before another time or event and has continued up to the present or up to a particular point
12
to make something perfect:

Examples:

She practices tennis whenever she can, hoping to perfect her serve.

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