complete

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled compleat

US /kəmˈpliːt/ UK /kəmˈpliːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1266

Meanings

1

adj
Having all the necessary parts; whole.

A complete meal should contain protein, carbohydrates, and fibre.
2

verb
To finish making or doing something.

A round of espresso completed the meal.
3

verb
To write all the required information on a form.

Please complete the form and return it to the office.
4

adj
Used to emphasize that something is total or absolute.

The evening was a complete disaster.
5

adj
Finished; brought to an end.

With the harvesting complete, the farmer took a long rest.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to finish making or doing... finish

3 verb · to write all the required... fill infill outmake out

4 adj · used to emphasize that... consummate

5 adj · finished; brought to an end. all over

Opposites

incomplete

Word family

Forms compleatedcompleatestcompletedcompletercompletescompletestcompleting

Derived forms ai-completeautocompletecompletabilitycompletablecompletely completement completeness completioncompletismcompletistnoncompleteovercomplete

Related forms accomplish complement completion completive comply deplete replete

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Phrases (5)

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complete mess
Total, utter disorder or a situation that has gone entirely wrong

Adjective + noun
complete rest
total inactivity prescribed for recovery from illness or injury

Adjective + noun
complete stop
a total, absolute halt with no remaining motion

Adjective + noun
complete trust
full, total confidence in someone or something

Adjective + noun
complete a course
finish all the requirements of a course

Verb + noun

Simplified etymology

Complete entered late Middle English from Latin complere, “to fill up, finish, or fulfil.”

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).

*pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European compleet Middle English complet Old French completus Latin

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# complete

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpliːt/
**IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpliːt/
**Frequency rank:** 1266

## Meanings
1. Having all the necessary parts; whole.
2. To finish making or doing something.
3. To write all the required information on a form.
4. Used to emphasize that something is total or absolute.
5. Finished; brought to an end.

## Examples
- A complete meal should contain protein, carbohydrates, and fibre.
- A round of espresso completed the meal.
- Please complete the form and return it to the office.
- The evening was a complete disaster.
- With the harvesting complete, the farmer took a long rest.

## Antonyms
- incomplete

## Derived Forms
- ai-complete
- autocomplete
- completability
- completable
- completely
- completement
- completeness
- completion
- completism
- completist
- noncomplete
- overcomplete

## Related Forms
- accomplish
- complement
- completion
- completive
- comply
- deplete
- replete

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pleh₁-
- Root: compleet
- Root: complet
- Root: completus

## 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).

## AI Etymology
complete is an adjective and verb. It is 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). Historical forms in the chain include *pleh₁- (Proto-Indo-European), compleet (Middle English), complet (Old French), and completus (Latin). Current senses include having all the necessary parts; whole, to finish making or doing something, and to write all the required information on a form. Derived forms include ai-complete, autocomplete, completability, completable, and completely. Related words include accomplish, complement, completion, and completive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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