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Definition of perfect noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

perfect

noun

NAmE//ˈpərfɪkt//

the perfect (also the perfect tense) [singular] (grammar)

the form of a verb that expresses actions completed by the present or a particular point in the past or future, formed in English with part of the verb have and the past participle of the main verb see future perfect, past perfect, present perfect

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perfect adjective
perfect verb
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

perfect adjective
perfect verb
perfect noun
perfect binding noun
perfection noun