■ adjective 'pə:fɪkt
1》 having all the required elements, qualities, or characteristics.
2》 free from any flaw; faultless.
3》 complete; absolute: it made ~ sense.
4》 Mathematics (of a number) equal to the sum of its positive divisors, e.g. the number 6, whose divisors (1, 2, 3) also add up to 6.
5》 Grammar (of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past, formed in English with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten .
6》 Botany (of a flower) having both stamens and carpels present and functional.
↘denoting the stage or state of a fungus in which the sexually produced spores are formed.
7》 Entomology (of an insect) fully adult and (typically) winged.
■ verb pə'fɛkt
1》 make ~.
2》 bring to completion.
■ noun 'pə:fɪkt ( the ~ ) Grammar the ~ tense.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ibility noun
~ible adjective
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. perfet , from L. ~us , perficere 'complete'.