PERFECT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of perfect in English perfectadjective uk /ˈpɜː.fekt/ us /ˈpɝː.fekt/

perfect adjective (WITHOUT FAULT)

Add to word list Add to word list A2 complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or without fault: 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. Synonyms faultless approving flawless immaculate approving impeccable unblemished untarnished (REPUTATION) agreeing with facts

• correctThat answer is correct.
• rightAll his answers were right.
• trueIs it true that you were born in Sweden?
• faithfulThis is a faithful account of what happened on the night of 30 May.

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• perfectWe had the perfect summer beach holiday.
• faultlessThey gave a faultless performance.
• flawlessShe has a flawless complexion.
• immaculateHe writes in immaculate prose.
• impeccableHis English is impeccable.
• idealThe book is ideal for children aged between four and six.

See more results » C2 used to emphasize a noun: It makes perfect sense. a perfect stranger B1 exactly right for someone or something: You'd be perfect for the job. The weather's just perfect for swimming. suitable

• suitableThis film contains language that is not suitable for children.
• appropriateIs this film appropriate for young children?
• apt"Unusual", yes, that's a very apt description.
• fittingThe promotion was a fitting reward for all his hard work.

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• He's so fussy about the house - everything has to be absolutely perfect.
• The president reassured his people that he was in perfect health.
• The curtains look great - they're a perfect match for the sofa.
• Within a short space of time you could be speaking perfect English!
• Her determination, teamwork skills and leadership capabilities convinced us that she was perfect for the job.

Perfect and faultless

• Arcadia
• Arcadian
• bat a thousand idiom
• blamelessly
• ideally
• idyll
• idyllic
• idyllically
• immaculacy
• made to order idiom
• nirvana
• non-utopian
• on point idiom
• perfectible
• the cherry on (top of) the cake idiom
• undistorted
• unimpeachable
• utopia
• utopian
• whiter than white idiom

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Linguistics: very & extreme Suitable and acceptable

perfect adjective (PAST TENSE)

language   specialized of or relating to a verb indicating a completed action: the present perfect tense Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs

• accusative
• active voice
• aorist
• art
• bent
• conditional
• conjugation
• ditransitive
• imperative
• imperfect
• modal
• modality
• non-finite
• non-progressive
• passivization
• passivize
• tense
• unconjugated
• wast
• wilt

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perfect adjective (MUSIC)

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: 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. Technical music terms

• a cappella
• absolute music
• absolute pitch
• accel.
• accelerando
• duple
• duplet
• enharmonic
• equal temperament
• F clef
• piacevole
• pianissimo
• pianississimo
• pizz.
• pizzicato
• tutti
• twelve-tone
• twelve-tone row
• twelve-tone scale
• una corda

See more results » perfectnoun [ S ]   language   specialized uk /ˈpɜː.fekt/ us /ˈpɝː.fekt/  the perfect (tense) B2 the tense of a verb that shows action that has happened in the past or before another time or event: In English, the perfect is formed with "have" and the past participle of the verb. See more perfectverb [ T ] uk /pəˈfekt/ us /pɝːˈfekt/ C2 to make something free from faults: He is keen to perfect his golfing technique. Synonym hone Perfect and faultless

• Arcadia
• Arcadian
• bat a thousand idiom
• blamelessly
• ideally
• idyll
• idyllic
• idyllically
• immaculacy
• made to order idiom
• nirvana
• non-utopian
• on point idiom
• perfectible
• the cherry on (top of) the cake idiom
• undistorted
• unimpeachable
• utopia
• utopian
• whiter than white idiom

See more results » (Definition of perfect from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

perfect | American Dictionary

perfectadjective us /ˈpɜr·fɪkt/

perfect adjective (RIGHT)

Add to word list Add to word list complete and right in every way; having nothing wrong: The car is two years old but it’s in perfect condition. You can also use perfect to mean complete and emphasize the noun that comes after it: I felt like a perfect fool when I forgot her name.

perfect adjective (BEST)

exactly right for a particular purpose or situation; being the best possible: It was a warm, sunny day, a perfect afternoon for a ballgame.

perfect adjective (GRAMMAR)

[ not gradable ]   grammar 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 perfectverb [ T ] us /pərˈfekt/ to make something perfect: She practices tennis whenever she can, hoping to perfect her serve. (Definition of perfect from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of perfect

perfect Instead of being formed by a combination of existing elements, the pattern takes the elements at their crudest and gradually perfects them. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, they do not feel that they have perfected their modelling techniques, and sometimes are unable to achieve such a representation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Having a little knowledge may be a dangerous thing, but having all knowledge is not ; power may corrupt, but absolute power perfects absolutely. From the Cambridge English Corpus In making something, stage by stage, we are said to be perfecting it. From the Cambridge English Corpus He parallels perfecting his use of shorthand to perfecting himself, not just as a user of shorthand, but also as a writer of successful novels. From the Cambridge English Corpus In fact, he seems to hold that new languages may develop by extending and perfecting the basic elements of existing languages. From the Cambridge English Corpus Furthermore, they seem to desire and actively seek exposure to language and choose to practice what they learn until it is perfected. From the Cambridge English Corpus Indeed, she had already perfected her own brand of "journalese" while writing for other magazines of the time. From the Cambridge English Corpus Genetic engineering was first perfected on microbes, which have served as living factories for the production of medicines and other products of commercial value. From the Cambridge English Corpus Clauses describing states (which include progressives, perfects, conditionals and generics) introduce stickers on existing nodes. From the Cambridge English Corpus We should instead keep asking questions, perfecting techniques, and uncovering new facts for the next edition. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the classic phrase, grace perfects nature, it does not destroy it. From the Cambridge English Corpus I suspect that the real breakthrough will not come until the post-coital pill is perfected. From the Cambridge English Corpus Intellectual effort should not be aimed at perfecting reality through thought-practices that distance one from it, but should aim to interpret its intricacies. From the Cambridge English Corpus All these are the syllogistic arts, whose operation and aim, once perfected, consists of applying syllogisms. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of perfect These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of perfect?

Translations of perfect

in Chinese (Traditional) 無瑕疵, 完美的，完滿的，無瑕的, （用於強調名詞）十足的，百分百的，完全的，絕對的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 无瑕疵, 完美的，完满的，无瑕的, （用于强调名词）十足的，地道的，完全的，绝对的… See more in Spanish perfecto, perfeccionar, perfecto/ta [masculine-feminine… See more in Portuguese perfeito, aperfeiçoar, perfeito/-ta… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian परिपूर्ण / उत्कृष्ट, पूर्ण, योग्य… See more 非の打ちどころのない, 申し分のない, 完ぺき… See more mükemmel, kusursuz, tam istendiği gibi… See more parfait/-aite, perfectionner, parfait… See more perfecte, perfeccionar… See more volmaakt, perfect, volslagen… See more ஒவ்வொரு விதத்திலும், சிறந்த வகை அல்லது தவறு இல்லாமல் முழுமையானது மற்றும் சரியானது, ஒரு பெயர்ச்சொல்லை வலியுறுத்த பயன்படுகிறது… See more उत्तम, दोषहीन, परिपूर्ण… See more સંપૂર્ણ, ઉત્કૃષ્ટ, ક્ષતિહીન… See more perfekt, fuldendt, nøjagtig… See more perfekt, fulländad, fullkomlig… See more sempurna, sangat baik, betul-betul… See more ideal, vollkommen, vervollkommnen… See more perfekt, perfeksjonere, finpusse… See more مکمل (ہر اعتبار سے), مکمل, بالکل… See more ідеальний, відмінний, точний… See more అన్నిరకాలుగా పరిపూర్ణంగా మరియు సరిగ్గా ఉన్నది అత్యుత్తమ రకానికి చెందినది లేక ఏ దోషమూ లేనిది, ఒక నామవాచకాన్ని నొక్కి చెప్పడానికి వాడేది, ఎవరికైనా లేక దేనికైనా పూర్తిగా లేక సరిగ్గా తగినది/సరిపోయేది… See more নিখুঁত, সর্বোত্তম সম্ভাব্য প্রকারের বা ত্রুটি ছাড়াই সম্পূর্ণ এবং সঠিক, বিশেষ্যপদের ওপরে জোর দিতে ব্যবহৃত… See more bezvadný, dokonalý, přesný… See more sempurna, tepat, mutlak… See more สมบูรณ์แบบ, ถูกต้อง, ทำให้สมบูรณ์… See more hoàn hảo, chính xác, hoàn toàn… See more doskonały, perfekcyjny, idealny… See more 완벽한, 완전한, 최적의… See more perfetto, perfezionare… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of perfect

• future perfect
• past perfect
• present perfect
• letter-perfect
• perfect fifth
• perfect fourth
• perfect game

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• the perfect (tense) phrase
• practice makes perfect idiom
• the perfect hat trick idiom

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    • perfect (WITHOUT FAULT)
    • perfect (PAST TENSE)
    • perfect (MUSIC)
  • Noun 
    • the perfect (tense)
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• American   
  • Adjective 
    • perfect (RIGHT)
    • perfect (BEST)
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