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# perfect

«perfect» in Mova's school dictionary: **with no mistakes or faults at all** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective; verb (perfect, perfects, perfected, perfecting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Perfect means with no mistakes or faults at all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#m1)

2) Perfect means exactly right for something, like the perfect present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#m2)

3) Perfect can mean complete, as in a perfect stranger (someone you don't know at all). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#m3)

4) To perfect something is to make it as good as it can be, often by practising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#m4)

5) In grammar, the perfect tense uses have or has, like "I have finished". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In school, a perfect score means every answer is right, but making mistakes is how we learn; "practice makes progress". In maths, a perfect square is a number made by multiplying a whole number by itself (1, 4, 9, 16, 25). In stories, perfect describes an ideal moment. Phrases: perfect score, nobody's perfect, perfect timing, practice makes perfect, a perfect fit, perfect square.

### examples

- She got a perfect score on her spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#x1)
- It's a perfect day for the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#x2)
- Nobody's perfect — we all make mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#x3)
- That hat is a perfect fit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#x4)
- 16 is a perfect square because 4 × 4 = 16. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#x5)
- He practised every day to perfect his dive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#x6)
- Practice makes perfect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#x7)
- Here she found everything in perfect order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/#x8)

### note

The adjective is said PER-fect; the verb is said per-FECT. Something is either perfect or not, so "more perfect" is usually avoided. In maths, a perfect number (like 6 = 1 + 2 + 3) equals the sum of its smaller factors.

### In the corpora

- [Makeover shows and influencers' "perfect" routines are often selling products; nobody needs a makeover to be worth something.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/54-reality-tv-what-is-staged-and-what-is-real/20/)
- [No tool is perfect, so the two steps still matter, and an accident never changes who you are.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/10/)
- [Some apps have a mode for younger users with extra safety; it helps but is not perfect.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/11/)
- [AI helps scammers write perfect emails, so good spelling is no longer proof a message is real.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/13-strangers-hooks-and-too-perfect-messages/16/)
- [Safety settings and children's accounts filter unsuitable content, but they are not perfect, so telling a grown-up still matters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «perfect» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.