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# perfectly

adverb (perfectly)

«perfectly» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Perfectly means in a perfect way, without any mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#m1)
2. Perfectly means completely or very: «perfectly safe», «perfectly fine». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school life pupils copy a pattern perfectly or know their times tables perfectly. In everyday talk «perfectly» makes a word stronger: «It's perfectly safe», «You know perfectly well». In maths shapes fit together perfectly in tessellations. Phrases: perfectly well, perfectly fine, perfectly safe, perfectly still, fit perfectly.

### Examples

- She sang the song perfectly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#x1)
- The jigsaw pieces fit perfectly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#x2)
- Stand perfectly still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#x3)
- The ice is perfectly safe to skate on — the guard checked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#x4)
- You know perfectly well what you did. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#x5)
- I'm perfectly fine, thanks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#x6)
- The cake turned out perfectly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#x7)
- But the Weasel was perfectly content. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/#x8)

### Note

Adverb from «perfect» + «-ly». In everyday talk «perfectly» often means «completely», not «with no mistakes». Tessellating shapes fit perfectly with no gaps or overlaps.

## In Jewish tradition

In school life pupils copy a pattern perfectly or know their times tables perfectly. In everyday talk «perfectly» makes a word stronger: «It's perfectly safe», «You know perfectly well». In maths shapes fit together perfectly in tessellations. Phrases: perfectly well, perfectly fine, perfectly safe, perfectly still, fit perfectly.

### Examples

- The anger of the LORD shall not return, until He have executed, and till He have performed the purposes of His heart; in the end of days ye shall consider it perfectly. (Prophets JER.23.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfectly/#x1)

### Note

Adverb from «perfect» + «-ly». In everyday talk «perfectly» often means «completely», not «with no mistakes». Tessellating shapes fit perfectly with no gaps or overlaps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «perfectly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«perfectly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perfectly.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «perfectly» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perfectly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«perfectly» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/perfectly.html) on Mova free.