perfect
Completely without flaws
Very good in every way, without any problems or mistakes.
[something] is perfect
- The weather today is absolutely perfect for a picnic.
- She found the perfect dress for the wedding.
- This hotel room is perfect for our needs.
- His performance in the final was perfect.
- We finally came up with the perfect plan.
- The cake is perfect.
- This chair is perfect for me.
- It is a perfect day.
- Her English is perfect.
- This bag is perfect for school.
Make something flawless
To make something as good as it can be.
to perfect [something]
- She spent hours perfecting her speech.
- The chef perfected his sauce over many years.
- He worked hard to perfect his tennis serve.
- They are perfecting a new method of recycling.
- The company aims to perfect this technology before release.
- I want to perfect my English.
- She will perfect her painting.
- They try to perfect the design.
- He works to perfect his skills.
- We will perfect our plan.
Grammar: completed action aspect
In grammar, showing that an action is finished before another time or event.
- The sentence 'I have eaten' uses the present perfect tense.
- In English, the present perfect connects past actions to the present.
- He explained the difference between simple past and present perfect.
- French verbs also have a perfect aspect.
- They studied how the perfect aspect differs across languages.
- I have finished is in the present perfect.
- He has gone is present perfect.
- We have seen that movie before.
- She has lived here for five years.
- They have eaten lunch already.
- Base: perfect
- Base: perfect
- 3rd Person Singular: perfects
- Present Participle: perfecting
- Past: perfected
perfect storm
1Rare events causing crisis
A very bad situation caused by many bad things happening at the same time.
- The economic crash was caused by a perfect storm of bad policies and market failures.
- It was a perfect storm of delays, bad weather, and equipment failure.
present perfect
1Grammar tense linking past and present
A verb form that talks about something that happened before now and is connected to now.
- I have lived here for ten years is in the present perfect tense.
- The present perfect is often used to talk about life experiences.
to a T (to a tee)
1Exactly as expected or needed
Exactly right; matching perfectly what was wanted or expected.
- That dress fits you to a T.
- The plan worked out to a T.
nobody's perfect
1everyone makes mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes; no one is perfect.
- Don't worry about the error—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot my lines, but hey, nobody's perfect.
nobody's perfect
2Everyone makes mistakes sometimes
Used to say that it is normal for people to make mistakes.
- Don't be too hard on yourself—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot your birthday, sorry. Nobody's perfect.
picture-perfect
1Flawless in appearance or style
Looking exactly right or beautiful, like in a perfect photo.
- They had a picture-perfect wedding by the lake.
- The garden was picture-perfect in spring.
- The sunset was picture-perfect.