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complementing

com·ple·ment
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun kom-pluh-muh nt; verb kom-pluh-ment]
    • /noun ˈkɒm plə mənt; verb ˈkɒm pləˌmɛnt/
    • /ˈkɒm.plɪ.ment/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun kom-pluh-muh nt; verb kom-pluh-ment]
    • /noun ˈkɒm plə mənt; verb ˈkɒm pləˌmɛnt/

Definitions of complementing word

  • noun complementing something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. 1
  • noun complementing the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers. 1
  • noun complementing either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart. 1
  • noun complementing full quantity or amount; complete allowance. 1
  • noun complementing the full number of officers and crew required on a ship. 1
  • noun complementing 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
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Origin of complementing

First appearance:

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

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Parts of speech for Complementing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Complementing

complementing popularity

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 about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

complementing usage trend in Literature

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Related words

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    a two-handed chord played usually in the middle range of the piano with the left hand duplicating or complementing the right-hand notes.

  • complementary

    Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.

  • correlative

    If one thing is a correlative of another, the first thing is caused by the second thing, or occurs together with it.
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