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Meanings of perfect in English

Catalan
perfet

A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

        perfet
        Portuguese
        aperfeiçoar
        Catalan
        perfeccionar
        Spanish
        perfeccionar

        Make perfect or complete.

              aperfeiçoar
              Portuguese
              perfeita
              Catalan
              perfecte
              Spanish
              perfecto

              Being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish.

                    Related terms
                    perfeita
                    Russian
                    перфект
                    Portuguese
                    perfeito
                    Spanish
                    perfecto
                    Catalan
                    perfet

                    Grammatical aspect.

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                          перфект
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                          Examples for "imperfect"
                          Examples for "imperfect"
                          1
                          Here's an imperfect example, but it's a step in the right direction.
                          Wired
                          2
                          The cricoid cartilage was imperfect in form; the hyo-epiglottic muscles very strong.
                          Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 / Zoo...
                          3
                          It remains an imperfect process, open to abuse and hacks and tomfoolery.
                          Wired
                          4
                          Purpose: Current methods of assessing disease burden in gastric adenocarcinoma are imperfect.
                          Pubmed
                          5
                          It is imperfect: the second verse is not complete in the copy.
                          Canadian Wild Flowers: Selections from the Writings of Miss Hele...
                          Usage of perfect in English
                          1
                          Today is the perfect day, and topic, for a New Year resolution.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Yes, and today had been the perfect example, she wanted to say.
                          A necessary evil
                          3
                          And beware, advertised ranges often are the maximum possible given perfect conditions.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          Group 4: Republic of Ireland v Cyprus: Well, a perfect weekend really.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          Today will offer perfect conditions, as the country takes to the roads.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          Neither of us desires marriage; therefore my plan seemed the perfect solution.
                          The power of the legendary greek
                          7
                          Mr Bridges said nobody had come up with a perfect solution yet.
                          Radio NZ
                          8
                          A perfect All-Ireland semi-final really; victory yet plenty still to work on.
                          The Irish Times
                          9
                          Homeopathy is, for example, a perfect example of the value in ceremony.
                          Bad science
                          10
                          In that light, Clinton's text message veep announcement today makes perfect sense.
                          Wired
                          11
                          The Western Cape government has lifted water restrictions at the perfect time.
                          The South African
                          12
                          It is the planned economy, not the market, that requires perfect knowledge.
                          The Rational Optimist
                          13
                          The Guardian provides a perfect example of no good deed going unpunished.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          It makes perfect sense when you have the right point of view.
                          A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
                          15
                          The new year presents the perfect opportunity to spring clean your kitchen.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          We think that we already have almost a perfect case, Mahathir said.
                          Reuters
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