complementer

com·ple·ment

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun kom-pluh-muh nt; verb kom-pluh-ment]
- /noun ˈkɒm plə mənt; verb ˈkɒm pləˌmɛnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun kom-pluh-muh nt; verb kom-pluh-ment]
- /noun ˈkɒm plə mənt; verb ˈkɒm pləˌmɛnt/

Definitions of complementer word

noun complementer something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. 1
noun complementer the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers. 1
noun complementer either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart. 1
noun complementer full quantity or amount; complete allowance. 1
noun complementer the full number of officers and crew required on a ship. 1
noun complementer Grammar. a word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object, as small in The house is small or president in They elected her president. Compare object complement, subject complement. any word or group of words used to complete a grammatical construction, especially in the predicate, including adverbials, as on the table in He put it on the table, infinitives, as to go in They are ready to go, and sometimes objects, as ball in He caught the ball. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin complēmentum something that completes, equivalent to complē(re) to fill up (see complete) + -mentum -ment

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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