Definition
Meaning of 'complete'
Meaning of 'complete' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Complete 
[ a.]
- Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from
deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. [ a.]- Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete.
- Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil.
2. Complete [ v. t.]
- To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency;
to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to
complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'complete' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. complete [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
- bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
Example in sentence:
- A child would complete the family
Meaning (2):
- complete or carry out
- complete or carry out
Example in sentence:
- discharge one's duties
Meaning (3):
- write all the required information onto a form
- write all the required information onto a form
Example in sentence:
- fill out this questionnaire, please!;
- make out a form
Meaning (4):
- come or bring to a finish or an end
- come or bring to a finish or an end
Example in sentence:
- He finished the dishes;
- She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree;
- The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours
2. complete [ a]
[ a]Meaning (5):
- having every necessary or normal part or component or step
- having every necessary or normal part or component or step
Example in sentence:
- a complete accounting;
- a complete defeat;
- a complete meal;
- a complete set of china;
- a complete set of the Britannica;
- a complete wardrobe
3. complete [ s]
[ s]Meaning (6):
- perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
- perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
Example in sentence:
- a complete gentleman;
- a consummate performance;
- consummate happiness
Meaning (7):
- highly skilled
- highly skilled
Example in sentence:
- a complete musician;
- an accomplished pianist
Meaning (8):
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Example in sentence:
- a complete coward;
- a consummate fool;
- a double-dyed villain;
- a perfect idiot;
- a thorough nuisance;
- a thoroughgoing villain;
- an arrant fool;
- gross negligence;
- pure folly;
- stark staring mad;
- the unadulterated truth;
- utter nonsense;
- what a sodding mess
Meaning (9):
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
- having come or been brought to a conclusion
Example in sentence:
- the abruptly terminated interview;
- the affair is over, ended, finished;
- the harvesting was complete
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