perfect
adjective
matching in every detail the definition of an ideal type of something.
have perfected
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present perfectof perfect.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The closest he comes to a good old swipe at his former boss is this delicious line: “Trump did not devise the personal attack in politics, though he may have perfected it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
"They have perfected this highly efficient way to fly."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Reba’s dig at Stracke’s son was the sort of casual, unthinking barb that plenty of Southern mothers have perfected, tossed into a group conversation as nonchalantly as a request for sweet tea.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2025
The Japanese have perfected the art of the convenience store.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2025
It wasn’t until later in that year that I discovered the Gethenians have perfected the technique not only of perpetually stuffing, but also of indefinitely starving.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
