PERFECTION


Meaning of PERFECTION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ great

▪ absolute , pure , sheer , ultimate , utter

▪ near

▪ moral , physical , spiritual , technical

▪ divine , human

… OF PERFECTION

▪ degree

VERB + PERFECTION

▪ achieve , attain , bring sth to , find , reach

▪ approach

a dance troupe whose work approaches ~

▪ demand , expect , pursue ( esp. BrE ), require , seek , strive for

She strives for ~ in everything.

▪ fall short of

PREPOSITION

▪ close to ~

The cooking was close to ~.

▪ to ~ (= perfectly)

The dress fitted to ~.

▪ towards/toward ~

a sequence of developmental stages towards/toward the ~ of his violin technique

PHRASES

▪ a point of ~

He brought the art of photography to the highest point of ~.

▪ a model of ~

The building became the model of ~ that architects sought to emulate.

▪ the pursuit of ~

She sometimes stayed up painting all night in her pursuit of ~.

▪ a quest for ~ , a search for ~

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