complete

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having every necessary or normal part or component or step

   A complete meal should contain protein, carbohydrates, and fibre.

2. 2
   adj

   having come or been brought to a conclusion

   The harvesting complete, the farmer took a long rest.

3. 3
   adj

   perfect in every respect

   You were the complete host – thank you for having us over!

4. 4
   adj

   highly skilled

   I am a complete painter, with work in many galleries.

5. 5
   verb

   to bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements

   A child would complete the family.

6. 6
   verb

   to come or bring to a finish or an end

   A round of espresso completed the meal.

7. 7
   verb

   to write all the required information onto a form

   I completed the form rather quickly.

8. 8
   verb

   to complete a pass in sports

   I completed over half of my throws, for a total of 50 yards.

Etymology

From Middle English compleet (“full, complete”), borrowed from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle of compleō (“to fill up, to complete”) (whence also complement, compliment), from com- + pleō (“to fill, to fulfill”) (whence also deplete, replete, plenty), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”) (English full).