Meaning of perfect In English

• 0 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.

  • It makes perfect sense.

  • a perfect stranger

  • You'd be perfect for the job.

  • The weather's just perfect for swimming.

• 1 of or relating to a verb indicating a completed action:

  • the present perfect tense

• 2 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.

• 3 to make something free from faults:

  • He is keen to perfect his golfing technique.

• 4 complete and right in every way; having nothing wrong:

  • The car is two years old but it’s in perfect condition.

  • I felt like a perfect fool when I forgot her name.

• 5 exactly right for a particular purpose or situation; being the best possible:

  • It was a warm, sunny day, a perfect afternoon for a ballgame.

• 6 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

• 7 to make something perfect:

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