perfect

per|fect1 [ `pɜrfıkt ] adjective ***

1. ) as good, correct, or accurate as it is possible to be:

Her English was perfect.

These recipes give perfect results every time.

a ) completely appropriate or right for someone:

It seemed like the perfect gift.

perfect for: Their house is absolutely perfect for parties and barbecues.

b ) with no parts missing, damaged, or spoiled:

The equipment was in perfect condition.

His skin was perfect.

2. ) only before noun used for emphasizing how much someone has of a particular quality: COMPLETE:

He behaved like the perfect gentleman all evening.

I don't want to share a room with a perfect stranger.

a ) used for emphasis generally:

What he said was perfect nonsense.

3. ) only before noun LINGUISTICS the perfect form of a verb is used for talking about an action that has been completed before the present time

=> PERFECT TENSE

in a perfect world

used for saying what would happen if the situation was exactly the way you wanted it to be: IDEALLY:

In a perfect world, each patient would see their doctor daily, but we just don't have the resources.

perfect

per|fect 2 [ `pɜrfıkt ] verb transitive

to make something completely free from faults or as good as it can be:

Gemma spent hours trying to perfect her technique.