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- [kuh m-pleet]
- /kəmˈplit/
- /kəmˈpliːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh m-pleet]
- /kəmˈplit/
Definitions of complete word
- adjective complete You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be. 3
- adjective complete You can use complete to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something and not just part of it. 3
- adjective complete If something is complete, it contains all the parts that it should contain. 3
- verb complete To complete a set or group means to provide the last item that is needed to make it a full set or group. 3
- adjective complete The complete works of a writer are all their books or poems published together in one book or as a set of books. 3
- adjective complete If something is complete, it has been finished. 3
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Origin of complete
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin complētus (past participle of complēre to fill up, fulfill, equivalent to com- com- + plē- fill + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Complete
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
complete popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
complete usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for complete
adj complete
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- outright — complete or total: an outright loss.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
adjective complete
- completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- fulfilled — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
- achieved — Reach or attain (a desired objective, level, or result) by effort, skill, or courage.
- compassed — Simple past tense and past participle of compass.
- realised — to grasp or understand clearly.
verb complete
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- finalize — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- finalise — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
noun complete
- full monty — the, the whole thing; everything that is wanted or needed: At the press briefing, the reporters got the full monty.
Antonyms for complete
adj complete
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- imperfect — not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
verb complete
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
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