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/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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This word is part of lesson 28.