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UK
/kəmplˈiːt/
]
[ US /kəmˈpɫit/ ]
[ US /kəmˈpɫit/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
the affair is over, ended, finished
the abruptly terminated interview
the harvesting was complete -
perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
a complete gentleman
a consummate performance
consummate happiness -
highly skilled
a complete musician
an accomplished pianist -
having every necessary or normal part or component or step
a complete meal
a complete accounting
a complete wardrobe
a complete set of the Britannica
a complete defeat
a complete set of china -
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
a thoroughgoing villain
utter nonsense
a perfect idiot
what a sodding mess
pure folly
the unadulterated truth
stark staring mad
a consummate fool
gross negligence
an arrant fool
a complete coward
a double-dyed villain
a thorough nuisance
VERB
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come or bring to a finish or an end
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
He finished the dishes -
complete or carry out
discharge one's duties - complete a pass
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write all the required information onto a form
make out a form
fill out this questionnaire, please! -
bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
A child would complete the family
How To Use complete In A Sentence
- A heart will not be hurt for pursuing a dream, when you truly want something, all the universe conspires to help you complete the.
- The battery-operated doll comes complete with walkie-talkie and a wardrobe choice of military fatigues or bolero jacket and gold trousers.
- Our economy is unbalanced, money is in excess supply, and its circulation is completely divorced from the circulation of goods. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy
- The Chief Inspector has suggested a complete overhaul of the good book, reducing it to a pacier 250 pages, a greater focus on “Floods and brimstone and other cool stuff” and a possible rewrite by Dan Brown to “Sex the whole thing up a bit.” Archive 2008-10-01
- In the event, only a few of these reports were completed and circularized to the committee.
- Beetles undergo a complete metamorphosis in their life cycle.
- Small, hardcovered, complete with a beautifully illustrated dust jacket. Narnia Fans
- Service providers haven't completely snapped their wallets shut, but the emphasis for the near-term will be on controlled spending as they look for ways to grow revenues.
- Severe paruresis in school aged children can also lead to complete school refusal by the child, as well as more pervasive anxiety that can spread into other areas of life, such as social anxiety or even panic attacks. WebWire | Recent Headlines
- And the people who were subjected to hard yakka, slave labour if you want, or removal from islands because of drinking problems or fighting and they have complete hate and they've handed it down generationally.