perfect

Universal Words adjective, verb adjective 1 having everything that is necessary; complete and without faults or weaknesses: in perfect condition * a perfect set of teeth * Well I'm sorry-but nobody's perfect (= used when sb has criticized you). 2 completely correct; exact and accurate: She speaks perfect English. * a perfect copy / fit / match * What perfect timing! seealsoWORD-PERFECT 3 the best of its kind: a perfect example of the painter's early style * the perfect crime (= one in which the criminal is never discovered) 4 excellent; very good: The weather was perfect. 5 ~ for sb/sth exactly right for sb/sth SYNIDEAL: It was a perfect day for a picnic. * She's the perfect candidate for the job. * 'Will 2.30 be OK for you?' 'Perfect, thanks.' 6 [onlybeforenoun] total; complete: I don't know him-he's a perfect stranger. 7 (grammar) connected with the form of a verb that consists of part of the verb have with the past participle of the main verb, used to express actions completed by the present or a particular point in the past or future: 'I have eaten' is the present perfect tense of the verb 'to eat', 'I had eaten' is the past perfect and 'I will have eaten' is the future perfect. IDIOMS see PRACTICE, WORLD verb [VN] to make sth perfect or as good as you can: As a musician, she has spent years perfecting her techniques. * They have perfected the art of winemaking.