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Definitions of 'complete'
1.
You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
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2.
You can use complete to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something and not just part of it.
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3.
If something is complete, it contains all the parts that it should contain.
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Pronunciation of 'complete'
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Conjugations of 'complete'
present simple: I complete, you complete [...]
past simple: I completed, you completed [...]
past participle: completed
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Synonyms of 'complete'
• total, perfect, absolute [...]
• whole, full, entire [...]
• entire, full, whole [...]
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Collocations with 'complete'
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He ducks, defends and waves his wand when shouldering arms to complete the set. The Guardian (2019) The Sun (2016) Wall Street Journal (2023)
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Translations of 'complete'
English-French
● adjective: [change, surprise, disaster, failure] complet (complète); [lack] total (totale) [...]
● transitive verb: (=finish) [project, task, building] achever, terminer; (=conclude, seal) [sale, deal] conclure; (=fill in) [form] remplir [...]
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● adjective: (=whole) entero; (=finished) terminado; (=total) [control, lack] total, absoluto [...]
● transitive verb: (=make up) [set, collection, team] completar; [misfortune, happiness] colmar; (=finish) [work] terminar, acabar [...]
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English-German
● adjective: (= entire, whole) ganz attr; set also, wardrobe, deck of cards vollständig, komplett; (= having the required numbers) vollzählig; edition Gesamt-; attributive (= total, absolute) völlig; failure, beginner, disaster, flop also, victory total; surprise, shambles also komplett; satisfaction also, approval voll; (= finished) fertig; sportsman, gardener etc perfekt [...]
● transitive verb: (= make whole) collection, set vervollständigen, komplettieren; team vollzählig machen; education, meal abrunden; (fig) happiness vollkommen machen; (= finish) beenden, abschließen, zum Abschluss or zu Ende bringen; building, work fertigstellen; prison sentence verbüßen; form, questionnaire ausfüllen [...]
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English-Italian
● adjective: (whole) completo/a; (finished) completo/a, finito/a [...]
● transitive verb: (set, collection) completare; (piece of work) finire, completare; (fill in, form) riempire [...]
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English-Chinese
● adjective: (total) 完全的; (whole) 完整的; (finished) 完成的 [...]
● transitive verb: (finish:piece of work, building) 完成; (make whole:collection, set etc, person) 使完整; (thing) 使完美; (fill in:form, coupon) 填写 [...]
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English-Portuguese
● adjective: completo; (finished) acabado [...]
● transitive verb: (finish: building, task) acabar; (set, group) completar; (a form) preencher [...]
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English-Hindi
● adjective: पूर्ण [...]
● transitive verb: पूरा करना [...]
● adjective after link verb: पूर्ण [...]
● phrase: साथ में आना [...]
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English-Japanese
● adjective: [emphasis] 完全な [...]
● transitive verb: [no cont] 全部揃える [...]
● phrase: ～付きの [...]
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English-Korean
● adjective: [emphasis] 완전한 [...]
● transitive verb: [no cont] 전부 갖추다, 다 채우다 [...]
● phrase: ~까지 갖춰진 채로 [...]
See entry You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be. Romanian: absolut Ukrainian: повний'complete' in other languages
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