perfect
Forms
- Comparative
- perfecter
- Superlative
- perfectest
- Plural
- perfects
- present (v1)
- perfect
- past (v2)
- perfected
- past participle (v3)
- perfected
- present participle
- perfecting
- 3rd person singular
- perfects
Definitions
1.Fitting its definition precisely.
- She has a perfect witness.
2.Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
- That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
3.Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
- The gymnast performed a perfect somersault.
- I think I'm in love. I can't stop thinking about her. She's perfect!
4.Excellent and delightful in all respects.
- She has a perfect witness.
1.To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
2.To make perfect; to improve or hone.
- I am going to perfect this article.
- You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.
1.The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
2.A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
- Awarded for scoring all Perfects in the Dominator rank!
Frequency
Overall
Common· #910
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit (modern: parfait), from Latin perfectus, perfect passive participle of perficere (“to finish”), from per- (“through, thorough”) + facere (“to do, to make”). The spelling was modified in the 15th century to conform to its Latin etymon. Doublet of parfait, perfecto, and perfectus.