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Definition of perfect verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

perfect

verb

NAmE//pərˈfɛkt//

perfect somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they perfect

he / she / it perfects

past simple perfected

-ing form perfecting

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to make something perfect or as good as you can As a musician, she has spent years perfecting her technique. They have perfected the art of winemaking.

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perfect adjective
perfect noun
letter-perfect adjective
perfect pitch noun
perfect storm noun
perfect binding noun
picture-perfect adjective
the past perfect noun
the future perfect noun
the present perfect noun
a (perfect) ten
practice makes perfect
in an ideal/a perfect world

Idioms

a (perfect) ten
practice makes perfect
in an ideal/a perfect world

Nearby words

perennial noun
perfect adjective
perfect verb
perfect noun
perfect binding noun