There are some words in English which change their meaning when you change the stress. Here’s an example:
Perfect - free of mistakes, problems, errors.
1 - The teacher said my homework was perfect. (PER-fect)
2 - She got a perfect score on the exam.
3 - Your pronunciation is perfect.
4 - It’s hard to be perfect all the time.
5 - That painting looks just like my grandmother. It’s a perfect likeness.
6 - The forger copied my signature perfectly. Uh oh!
7 - What a smile! She has perfect teeth.
8 - The criminal had a perfect alibi.
9 - The doctor said I was in perfect health.
10 - This is the perfect place to begin our discussion of aliens.
To perfect something: per-FECT - to make something or do something as well as you can
11 - It took her years of practice to perfect her violin technique.
12 - I have tried for years to perfect my pronunciation of French.
13 - The car company is trying to perfect a new type of engine.
14 - The chef has perfected his recipe for chicken Kiev.
15 - My wife goes ice skating every day, but she has not yet perfected her jumps.
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