perfect

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Adjective 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.1.2.2 Antonyms 1.1.2.3 Derived terms 1.1.2.4 Related terms 1.1.2.5 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Related terms 1.2.2.3 Translations 2 Romanian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.3.1 Declension 2.3.2 Antonyms 2.4 Adverb 2.5 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit (modern: parfait), from Latin perfectus, perfect passive participle of perficere (“‘to finish’”), from per- (“‘through, thorough’”) + facere (“‘to do, to make’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɜː(ɹ).fɪkt/, /ˈpɜː(ɹ).fɛkt/, SAMPA: /"p3:(r).fIkt/, /"p3:(r).fEkt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɝːfɪkt/, /ˈpɝːfɛkt/, SAMPA: /"p3`:fIkt/, /"p3:fEkt/

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[edit] Adjective

perfect (comparative more perfect, superlative most perfect)

1. Fitting its definition precisely.

   a perfect circle

2. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.

   That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.

3. Thoroughly skilled or talented.

   Practice makes perfect.

4. Excellent and delightful in all respects.

   a perfect day

5. (grammar) (of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
6. (biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
7. (botany) Having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
8. (analysis) Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.

[edit] Synonyms

• (fitting its definition precisely): accurate, flawless
• (thoroughly skilled or talented): expert, proficient
• (biology: sexually mature and fully differentiated): mature
• (botany: having both male and female parts): bisexual, hermaphroditic
• See also Wikisaurus:flawless

[edit] Antonyms

• (botany: having both male and female parts): imperfect
• flawed

[edit] Derived terms

• future perfect
• past perfect
• picture-perfect
• present perfect

[edit] Related terms

• imperfect
• imperfective
• perfective
• pluperfect

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

From perfect (adjective) or from Latin perfectus

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pə(ɹ)ˈfɛkt/, SAMPA: /p@(r)"fEkt/
• (US) IPA: /pɚˈfɛkt/, SAMPA: /p@`"fEkt/

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[edit] Verb

to perfect (third-person singular simple present perfects, present participle perfecting, simple past and past participle perfected)

1. (transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.

   I am going to perfect this article.

   You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.

2. (law) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.

   perfect an appeal; perfect an interest; perfect a judgment

[edit] Synonyms

• (to make perfect): enhance, hone, improve, optimize

[edit] Related terms

• perfecter
• perfectible

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin perfectus, German perfekt

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [perˈfekt]

[edit] Adjective

perfect ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. perfect, flawless

[edit] Declension

[edit] Antonyms

• imperfect
• nedesăvârşit

[edit] Adverb

perfect

1. perfectly, completely

[edit] Noun

perfect n.

1. (perfect simplu) preterite tense, simple perfect
2. (perfect compus) compound perfect tense