Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    vollenden, perfektionieren, vervollkommnen

    соверше́нствоватьsoveršénstvovatʹ, усоверше́нствоватьusoveršénstvovatʹ

    удоскона́люватиudoskonáljuvaty, удоскона́литиudoskonályty, вдоскона́люватиvdoskonáljuvaty

    make perfect or complete

  2. 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

Examples

1478 sentences
  1. I don't claim that we're perfect.

    Я не стверджую, що ми досконалі. — shanghainese

    ruЯ не утверждаю, что мы идеальны. — marafon

  2. We all know no one's perfect.

    Ми всі знаємо, що ніхто не досконалий. — deniko

    deWir wissen alle, dass niemand vollkommen ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. We all know that no one's perfect.

    Ми всі знаємо, що ніхто не досконалий. — deniko

    deWir wissen alle, dass niemand vollkommen ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. We all know that no one is perfect.

    Ми всі знаємо, що ніхто не досконалий. — deniko

    ruВсе мы знаем, что никто не совершенен. — marafon

    deWir wissen alle, dass niemand vollkommen ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom and his children spent all afternoon looking for the perfect Christmas tree.

    Том з дітьми весь день провели, шукаючи досконалу різдвяну ялинку. — deniko

    deTom und seine Kinder suchten den ganzen Nachmittag lang nach dem perfekten Weihnachtsbaum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
make perfect:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
make perfect:

Origin

From perfect (adjective).

From perfect (adjective).

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Forms

perfects, perfecting, perfected, perfected
Base formperfect · to perfect
3rd person singularperfects
Present participleperfecting
Past simpleperfected
Past participleperfected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyperfect
he, she, itperfects

Past simpleLesson

all personsperfected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave perfected
he, she, ithas perfected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill perfect

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • make perfect or complete:hone

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is perfect for
  • far from perfect
  • is the perfect
  • perfect hiding place
  • in perfect health
  • the perfect place
  • a perfect match
  • the perfect hiding
  • was a perfect
  • timing is perfect
  • would be perfect
  • perfect place

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
perfect — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto