COMPLETE Definition & Meaning

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adjective

having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full:
a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
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finished; ended; concluded:
a complete orbit.
having all the required or customary characteristics, skills, or the like; consummate; perfect in kind or quality:
a complete scholar.
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thorough; entire; total; undivided, uncompromised, or unmodified:
a complete victory;
a complete mess.
Grammar. having all modifying or complementary elements included: Compare simple ( def 20 ).
The complete subject of 鈥淭he dappled pony gazed over the fence鈥� is 鈥淭he dappled pony.鈥�
Also completed. Football. (of a forward pass) caught by a receiver.
Logic. (of a set of axioms) such that every true proposition able to be formulated in terms of the basic ideas of a given system is deducible from the set. Compare incomplete ( def 4b ).
Engineering. noting a determinate truss having the least number of members required to connect the panel points so as to form a system of triangles. Compare incomplete ( def 3 ), redundant ( def 7c ).
(of persons) accomplished; skilled; expert.
Mathematics.
1. of or relating to an algebraic system, as a field with an order relation defined on it, in which every set of elements of the system has a least upper bound.
2. of or relating to a set in which every fundamental sequence converges to an element of the set. Compare fundamental sequence ( def ).
3. (of a lattice) having the property that every subset has a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound.

verb (used with object)

completed, completing.

to make whole or entire:
I need three more words to complete the puzzle.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
to make perfect:
His parting look of impotent rage completed my revenge.
to bring to an end; finish:
Has he completed his new novel yet?
to consummate.
Football. to execute (a forward pass) successfully:
He completed 17 passes in 33 attempts.

complete

/ 办蓹尘藞辫濒颈藧迟 /

adjective

having every necessary part or element; entire
ended; finished
prenominal thorough; absolute
he is a complete rogue
perfect in quality or kind
he is a complete scholar
(of a logical system) constituted such that a contradiction arises on the addition of any proposition that cannot be deduced from the axioms of the system Compare consistent
(of flowers) having sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels
archaic.
expert or skilled; accomplished

verb

to make whole or perfect
to end; finish
(in land law) to pay any outstanding balance on a contract for the conveyance of land in exchange for the title deeds, so that the ownership of the land changes hands
American football (of a quarterback) to make a forward pass successfully

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Usage Note

Occasionally there are objections to modifying complete with qualifiers like almost, more, most, nearly, and quite, because they suggest that complete is relative rather than absolute: an almost complete record; a more complete proposal; the most complete list available. However, such uses are fully standard and occur regularly in all varieties of spoken and written English. perfect, unique.

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Derived Forms

肠辞尘藞辫濒别迟颈辞苍, noun
肠辞尘藞辫濒别迟别濒测, adverb
肠辞尘藞辫濒别迟别谤, noun
肠辞尘藞辫濒别迟颈惫别, adjective
肠辞尘藞辫濒别迟别苍别蝉蝉, noun

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Other 榶心vlog Forms

肠辞尘路辫濒别迟路补路产濒别 adjective
肠辞尘路辫濒别迟路别诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
肠辞尘路辫濒别迟别路濒测 adverb
肠辞尘路辫濒别迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
肠辞尘路辫濒别迟路别谤 noun
肠辞尘路辫濒别路迟颈惫别 adjective
肠辞尘路辫濒别路迟颈惫别路ly adverb
丑补濒蹿-肠辞尘路辫濒别迟路别诲 adjective
pre路肠辞尘路辫濒别迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
辩耻补路蝉颈-肠辞尘路辫濒别迟别 adjective
蝉耻产路肠辞尘路辫濒别迟别 adjective
sub路肠辞尘路辫濒别迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
un路肠辞尘路辫濒别迟路补路产濒别 adjective
耻苍路肠辞尘路辫濒别迟别 adjective
un路肠辞尘路辫濒别迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
耻苍路肠辞尘路辫濒别迟路别诲 adjective
飞别濒濒-肠辞尘路辫濒别迟路别诲 adjective

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of complete¹

First recorded in 1325鈥�75; Middle English, from Middle French or directly from Latin 肠辞尘辫濒脓迟耻蝉 (past participle of 肠辞尘辫濒脓谤别 鈥渢o fill up, fulfill,鈥� equivalent to com- com- + 辫濒脓- fill + -tus past participle suffix

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of complete¹

C14: from Latin 肠辞尘辫濒脓迟耻蝉, past participle of 肠辞尘辫濒脓谤别 to fill up; see complement

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Example Sentences

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But high building costs, lack of available land and a shortage of manpower have all been factors in restricting construction in recent years, with just under 100,000 homes completed in 2024.

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Dice opened the first few months of the venue鈥檚 calendar up to his peers and has had no problem booking dates while completing handywork.

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Leslie gives a complete portrait of this remarkably fecund and frequently tortured creative partnership, which began in Liverpool in 1957 and ended in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980, with Lennon鈥檚 murder.

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The unions have told their members that the review into workload had been agreed to by the education minister and would be completed by November.

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To complete a standard washing cycle, Mr and Mrs Hannam said they must fill up their washing machine with six four-pint cartons three times.

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