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complete

  • verb
  • com·plete
  • /kəmˈpliːt/

To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

Example

“He completed the assignment on time.”

Other meanings

  1. To make whole or entire.

    “The last chapter completes the book nicely.”

  2. To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.

Synonyms

  • finish

Related words

  • complete the square
  • tab complete
  • autocomplete
  • completability
  • completable
  • completement
  • recomplete

Example sentences

  • “She gave him her complete trust.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “It's a complete mess.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "completus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “complete” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.