perfect
part of speech
adjective; verb (perfect, perfects, perfected, perfecting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Perfect means with no mistakes or faults at all. tree →
2) Perfect means exactly right for something, like the perfect present. tree →
3) Perfect can mean complete, as in a perfect stranger (someone you don't know at all). tree →
4) To perfect something is to make it as good as it can be, often by practising. tree →
5) In grammar, the perfect tense uses have or has, like "I have finished". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It often means whole, honest or without fault, as in God's work or in just weights. Interpretation: "Perfect" translates the Hebrew tamim, meaning whole or complete. Tradition teaches that honest weights show Israel's duty to be fair in business. In the primary lessons: In school, a perfect score means every answer is right, but making mistakes is how we learn; "practice makes progress". In maths, a perfect square is a number made by multiplying a whole number by itself (1, 4, 9, 16, 25). In stories, perfect describes an ideal moment. Phrases: perfect score, nobody's perfect, perfect timing, practice makes perfect, a perfect fit, perfect square.
examples
- The Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice; a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is He. (Torah DEU.32.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Torah DEU.25.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The system of points in writing Hebrew was not perfected until the seventh century, and even then was not in constant use. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- So the house of the LORD was perfected. (Writings 2CH.8.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold; (Writings 2CH.4.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- The mind stayed on Thee Thou keepest in perfect peace; because it trusteth in Thee. (Prophets ISA.26.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- She got a perfect score on her spelling test. tree →
- It's a perfect day for the beach. tree →
- Nobody's perfect — we all make mistakes. tree →
- That hat is a perfect fit. tree →
- 16 is a perfect square because 4 × 4 = 16. tree →
- He practised every day to perfect his dive. tree →
- Practice makes perfect. tree →
- Here she found everything in perfect order. tree →
note
The adjective is said PER-fect; the verb is said per-FECT. Something is either perfect or not, so "more perfect" is usually avoided. In maths, a perfect number (like 6 = 1 + 2 + 3) equals the sum of its smaller factors.
In the corpora
- The mind stayed on Thee Thou keepest in perfect peace; because it trusteth in Thee.
- Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
- Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till unrighteousness was found in thee.
- The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
- But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «perfect» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.