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com·plete

complete

 
 
pronunciation:
km plit
parts of speech:
adjective, verb
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: completer, completest
definition 1: When something is complete, it has all the parts it should have. When you have a complete set of crayons, it means that you have all the crayons that belong in the set.
Nick counted all the cards to see if his deck was complete.My dad says that a really good dinner is not complete without dessert!
synonyms:
entire, total, whole
antonyms:
partial
similar words:
all
definition 2: When something is complete, it is finished or ended.
All the painting of the classrooms was complete before the students came back to school.
synonyms:
concluded, done, finished, fulfilled
similar words:
achieved, ended
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: completes, completing, completed
definition 1: When you complete something, you finish it.
Emma and her mom started a big puzzle three weeks ago. They finally completed it yesterday.
synonyms:
conclude, do, end, finish
antonyms:
begin
similar words:
accomplish, achieve, fulfill, make, mature, settle
definition 2: When something completes a thing, it means that it makes the thing perfect or whole.
The fireworks completed the party.This stamp completes my collection.
synonyms:
perfect
similar words:
cap, fulfill
derivations: completely (adv.), completeness (n.)
Word Builder: complete +
  • completely:
    all.
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