Perfect

Word PERFECT
Character 7
Hyphenation per fect
Pronunciations /ˈpɜː.fɛkt/

Definitions and meanings of "Perfect"

What do we mean by perfect?

(grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Perfect

The word "perfect" in example sentences

Noah was a just man and perfect -- Job _perfect_ and upright. ❋ Andrew Lee (N/A)

_Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect_. ❋ Mary W. Tileston (N/A)

Where there is perfect harmony -- _perfect_, I say -- such a dislocation could not be. ❋ Unknown (1916)

The perfect stem of the verb is formed in various ways, but may always be _found by dropping «-ī» from the first person singular of the perfect_, the third of the principal parts. ❋ Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge (1900)

From the works of Boethius (_circa_ 400) and others, he had derived and accepted the Pythagorean division of the scale, making thirds and sixths dissonant intervals; and so his perfect chord (from which our later triad gets its name of _perfect_) was composed of a root, fifth or fourth, and octave. ❋ Edward MacDowell (1884)

His obedience to His Father, and His Father's love to Him, is the perfect likeness of what goes on between a good son and a good father among men; only that it is _perfect_, because it is between a perfect Father and a perfect Son. ❋ Charles Kingsley (1847)

I have heard teachers contend that a child will learn to write much faster by having an _inferior copy_, than by imitating one which is comparatively perfect; 'because,' say they, 'a pupil is liable to be discouraged if you give him a _perfect_ copy; but if it is only a little in advance of his own, he will take courage from the belief that he shall soon be able to equal it. ' ❋ William A. Alcott (1824)

Went to Lord H. 's -- party numerous -- _mi_lady in perfect good humour, and consequently _perfect_. ❋ George Gordon Byron Byron (1806)

_Be you perfect, as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect_, is a plain ❋ Richard Finch (1736)

_ideally_ perfect whole is certainly that whole of which the _parts also are perfect_ -- if we can depend on logic for anything, we can depend on it for that definition. ❋ William James (1876)

"Went to Lord H. 's -- party numerous -- _mi_lady in perfect good humour, and consequently _perfect_. ❋ Thomas Moore (1815)

The term "perfect storm" is overused now, but it is the perfect metaphor for the violent relationship between people and the environment today. ❋ William S. Becker (2011)

With every scene we heard the word perfect more times than we heard the word amazing in the previous episodes. ❋ Hemanshu Nigam (2011)

In the text, the term perfect, hath not a particular reference, but refers generally, to those who have been renewed by divine grace. ❋ Andrew Lee (N/A)

But the club had given Sprowl one hundred thousand dollars to perfect its title; and Sprowl had reported the title perfect, all proceedings ended, and the payment of one hundred thousand dollars to Amasa Munn, as guardian of the child of O'Hara, in full payment for the O'Hara claims to the club property. ❋ Unknown (1899)

The term perfect storm was used last year by the UK government's chief scientist, Professor John Beddington, to describe future shortages of energy, food and water. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We use the term perfect to describe intervals of the unison, [[octave]], 4th and 5th values. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We use the term perfect to describe intervals of the unison, ❋ Unknown (2009)

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