Word Frequency
complete (kəmˈpliːt
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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
- 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
Derived Forms
comˈpletely adverbcomˈpleteness noun
comˈpleter noun
comˈpletion noun
comˈpletive adjective
Word Origin
C14: from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre to fill up; see complementSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'complete'
- 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
- Arabic: كَامِل
- Brazilian Portuguese: completo completa
- Chinese: 完全的
- Croatian: potpun potpuna
- Czech: naprostý
- Danish: hel
- Dutch: compleet
- European Spanish: completo completa
- Finnish: täysivalmis
- French: completplein
- German: vollständig
- Greek: πλήρης
- Italian: completo completa
- Japanese: 全くの
- Korean: 완전한
- Norwegian: fullstendig
- Polish: kompletny kompletna
- Portuguese: completo completa
- Romanian: absolut absolut, absolută, absoluți, absolute
- Russian: полный полная
- Spanish: completo completa
- Swedish: fullständig fullständigt
- Thai: สมบูรณ์
- Turkish: tam
- Ukrainian: повний
- Vietnamese: đầy đủ
Example Sentences Including 'complete'
A partition window allowed him a complete view of Stephanie.CHAMELEON (2002)
Maybe his face put them off...' He shrugged, which was a gesture he used to complete many of his thoughts.LOST SUMMER (2002)
Purchaser confidence was dampened by the Foot and Mouth epidemic, bringing much of the countryside to a complete standstill.Country Life (2004)
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)
So sullen and complete was the silence that McAteer began to wonder had Lansdowne happened at all.Irish Times (2002)
Students who apply successfully for all three years will complete an HND programme.Glasgow Herald (2001)
That's seven extra spots that will be available during the final round of qualifying to complete the 156-player field.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The Seanad will need to sit the week after Easter to complete the passage of all stages of the legislation through the Oireachtas.Irish Times (2002)
With this came an almost complete cessation of research in the area.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
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