noting an action or state brought to a close prior to some temporal point of reference, in contrast to imperfect or incomplete action.

Botanyhaving all parts or members present.

Of an extreme degree: He made a perfect fool of himself.

entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings: a perfect apple the perfect crime.Ībsolute: He has perfect control over his followers.

Micawber a perfect saw for cutting out keyholes.

exactly fitting the need in a certain situation or for a certain purpose: a perfect actor to play Mr.

The proportions of this temple are almost perfect.

excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement: There is no perfect legal code.

conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere a perfect gentleman.

fect ( adj., n. pûr ′fikt v. pər fekt ′), USA pronunciation adj.

Grammar a verb form or construction in the perfect tense or aspect.

to bring to perfection or near to perfection: He spent weeks perfecting his computer program.

Grammarof or naming a verb tense, aspect, or form usually used to indicate an action or state that extends up to, or has results continuing up to, the present time, or to some other point in time that is clear from the meaning: In English the perfect tenses, like the present perfect and the past perfect, are formed with some form of the verb have followed by the present or past participle of the main verb.

agreeing with or fitting the description or definition of an ideal kind or type: a perfect gentleman.

accurate, exact, or correct in every detail: a perfect copy.

entirely without flaws, defects, or shortcomings: a perfect apple.

exactly fitting the need for a certain purpose: The director found the perfect actor for the part.

excellent beyond improvement: a perfect score on her test.

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