/peɾ.fek.taˈmen.te/
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Translation
perfectly
Word origin
From perfecto, from Latin perfectus ('completed, finished'), the past participle of perficere ('to complete'). The same root gives English perfect.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- perfectus
- English cognates
- perfect
Examples
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The dress fits her perfectly.
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I understand perfectly what you mean.
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The machine works perfectly since they fixed it.
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I know perfectly well that it is not true.
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Everything went perfectly during the trip.
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