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Collocations for perfect - verb

Perfect is used with these nouns as the object:
art, craft, skill, system, technique

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Collocations for perfect - adj.

VERBS

be, look, seem
make sth
The town's position in the region makes it perfect for touring.

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ADVERB

absolutely, completely, just, quite (BrE), really, simply, totally, truly, utterly
far from, hardly, less than
The treaty is far from perfect, but it is clearly the way forward.
almost, near, nearly, practically, virtually
impossibly
He flashed a smile revealing a set of impossibly perfect teeth.
too
He seemed too perfect to be real.
seemingly
a seemingly perfect alibi
otherwise
He had high blood pressure but was in otherwise perfect health.
once
He had brought chaos to her once perfect life.
already
Her high heels emphasized her already perfect legs.
morally, physically
technically

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PREPOSITION

for
The day seemed perfect for a picnic.

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Perfect is used with these nouns:
accessory, accompaniment, accuracy, alibi, analogy, angel, answer, antidote, arc, baby, backdrop, balance, base, blend, bloom, body, camouflage, candidate, cheekbone, choice, clarity, combination, command, complement, complexion, composition, composure, condition, copy, couple, cover, crime, cross, day, demonstration, description, destination, diamond, ending, equality, escape, evening, example, excuse, execution, expression, face, finish, fit, foil, foresight, freedom, game, gentleman, gift, happiness, harmony, health, host, illustration, image, imitation, infinitive, life, love, manner, match, metaphor, mix, moment, mouth, murder, nose, obedience, opportunity, pass, peace, place, position, posture, precision, proportion, recipe, reflection, replica, reproduction, retreat, rhythm, right, safety, scenario, score, sense, setting, shape, size, skin, solution, specimen, spot, square, starting point, stillness, storm, stranger, substitute, symbol, symmetry, system, tan, target, time, timing, tooth, trust, vacation, vacuum, vehicle, venue, vision, weather, world

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