complete

complete is on the Basic English 850 List.

competition - complete - complex

complete is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

compare - complete - compute

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kəmˈpliːt/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: com‧plete

Verb

Plain form complete

Third-person singular completes

Past tense completed

Past participle completed

Present participle completing

1. (transitive) To finish; to reach the end.

   He completed the assignment on time.

   She completed the race in 12 minutes

2. (transitive) To make whole or entire.

   The last chapter completes the book nicely.

Adjective

Positive complete

Comparative more complete

Superlative most complete

1. With everything included; entire, total.
   • Synonym: total
   • Antonyms: incomplete and partial

   It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep.

   The complete works of an author includes everything the author has written.