perfect
noun/ˈpɜːfɪkt/
/ˈpɜːrfɪkt/
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 also future perfect, past perfect, present perfectTopics Languagea2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perfet, from Latin perfectus ‘completed’, from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’.
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