perfect
♦♦ per|fect (perfects perfecting perfected)
The adjective is pronounced /p'ɜːrfɪkt/ The verb is pronounced /pərf'ekt/
1 [ADJ]
Something that is perfect is as good as it could possibly be.
He spoke perfect English...
Hiring a nanny has turned out to be the perfect solution...
Nobody is perfect.
2 [ADJ] oft ADJ for n
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.
= ideal
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.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can use perfect to give emphasis to the noun following it.
She was a perfect fool...
What he had said to her made perfect sense.
= complete, total
5 [VERB] V n
If you perfect something, you improve it so that it becomes as good as it can possibly be.
We perfected a hand-signal system so that he could keep me informed of hazards...
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.
see also future, present perfect, past per|fect
[ADJ] ADJ n
In grammar, the past perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things that happened before a specific time. The simple past perfect tense uses `had' and the past participle of the verb, as in `She had seen him before'. It is sometimes called the pluperfect.per|fect pitch
[N-UNCOUNT]
Someone who has perfect pitch is able to identify or sing musical notes correctly.pres|ent per|fect
[ADJ] ADJ n
In grammar, the present perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things which happened before the time you are speaking or writing but are relevant to the present situation, or things that began in the past and are still happening. The simple present perfect tense uses `have' or `has' and the past participle of the verb, as in `They have decided what to do'.
The adjective is pronounced /p'ɜːrfɪkt/ The verb is pronounced /pərf'ekt/
1 [ADJ]
Something that is perfect is as good as it could possibly be.
He spoke perfect English...
Hiring a nanny has turned out to be the perfect solution...
Nobody is perfect.
2 [ADJ] oft ADJ for n
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.
= ideal
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.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can use perfect to give emphasis to the noun following it.
She was a perfect fool...
What he had said to her made perfect sense.
= complete, total
5 [VERB] V n
If you perfect something, you improve it so that it becomes as good as it can possibly be.
We perfected a hand-signal system so that he could keep me informed of hazards...
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.
see also future, present perfect, past per|fect
[ADJ] ADJ n
In grammar, the past perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things that happened before a specific time. The simple past perfect tense uses `had' and the past participle of the verb, as in `She had seen him before'. It is sometimes called the pluperfect.per|fect pitch
[N-UNCOUNT]
Someone who has perfect pitch is able to identify or sing musical notes correctly.pres|ent per|fect
[ADJ] ADJ n
In grammar, the present perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things which happened before the time you are speaking or writing but are relevant to the present situation, or things that began in the past and are still happening. The simple present perfect tense uses `have' or `has' and the past participle of the verb, as in `They have decided what to do'.