Meaning

1 senses

  1. To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

More definitions
  • give a permanent wave to

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Don't make the perm too tight, please.

    deDie Dauerwelle bitte nicht zu eng machen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Do you want your perm to look natural?

    DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Now I have curly hair, because I had a perm.

    Dejo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Anyone who has just had a perm shouldn't get their hair wet.

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Short for permanent.

Short for permanent.

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Forms

perms, perming, permed, permed
Base formperm · to perm
3rd person singularperms
Present participleperming
Past simplepermed
Past participlepermed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyperm
he, she, itperms

Past simpleLesson

all personspermed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill perm

Word family

1 related words
Derivedreperm

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
perkperkypermafrostpermanenceB2permanentB1
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