complete (kəmˈpliːt
)
Definitions
adjective
- having every necessary part or element; entire
- ended; finished
- (prenominal) thorough; absolute ⇒
he is a complete rogue
- perfect in quality or kind ⇒
he is a complete scholar
- (of a logical system) constituted such that a contradiction arises on the addition of any proposition that cannot be deduced from the axioms of the system Compare consistent (sense 5)
- (of flowers) having sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels
- archaic expert or skilled; accomplished
verb (tr)
- to make whole or perfect
- to end; finish
- (in land law) to pay any outstanding balance on a contract for the conveyance of land in exchange for the title deeds, so that the ownership of the land changes hands
- American football (of a quarterback) to make a forward pass successfully
Alternative Forms
comˈpletely adverb comˈpleteness noun comˈpleter noun comˈpletion noun comˈpletive adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre to fill up; see complementSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
total,
perfect,
absolute,
utter,
outright,
thorough,
consummate,
out-and-out,
unmitigated,
dyed-in-the-wool,
thoroughgoing,
deep-dyed,
Translations
- British English:
complete
You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.The party came as a complete surprise.kəmˈpliːt ADJECTIVE The party came as a complete surprise.
- Spanish:
completo
adj completa
- French:
complet
adj
- German:
vollständig
adj
- Chinese: 完全的 adj
- Arabic: كَامِل adj
- Portuguese: completo adj completa
- Russian: полный adj полная
- Croatian: potpun adj potpuna
- Czech: naprostý adj
- Danish: hel adj
- Dutch: compleet adj
- Finnish: täysi adj
- Greek: πλήρης adj
- Italian: completo adj completa
- Japanese: 全くの no_posp
- Korean: 완전한 adj
- Norwegian: fullstendig adj
- Polish: kompletny adj kompletna
- Brazilian Portuguese: completo adj completa
- European Spanish:
completo
adj completa
- Swedish: fullständig adj fullständigt
- Thai: ทั้งหมด adj
- Turkish: tamamlamak adj
- Vietnamese: đầy đủ adj
Usage examples
She'd seen the despair, the complete desolation in my face, seen me looking out across some night-time rocky desert.
, BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)Purchaser confidence was dampened by the Foot and Mouth epidemic, bringing much of the countryside to a complete standstill.
Country Life (2004)We propose the complete removal of all those earning the minimum wage from the tax net in the first year of the next Dáil.
Irish Times (2002)It provides complete solar powered water systems installed by its own team.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Marc wrote, `... My mother's hysterics turned me into a complete wreck.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)