completion

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəmˈpliːʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14843

Meanings

1

noun
The act of finishing something, or the state of being finished.

The completion of the bridge was delayed by bad weather.
2

noun
In computing, the feature that automatically finishes a word or command for you.

Tab completion saves a lot of typing.
3

noun
The final stage of selling a property, when ownership officially changes hands.

Completion is expected within four weeks of signing the contract.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of finishing... culminationwindupclosing

2 noun · in computing, the feature... autocomplete

More accomplishment completement completeness conclusion consummationdonenessexecutionfinishednessfulfillmentfulfillnessrealization

Opposites

incompletionterminationunfinishedness

Word family

Forms completions

Derived forms bicompletioncocompletioncompletionismcompletionistnoncompletionpostcompletionprecompletionsemicompletionuncompletion

Related forms complete completely completive end finish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin completio, completionem, from complere (“to fill up, complete”); comparable to English complete + -ion.

completio Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# completion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpliːʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 14843

## Meanings
1. The act of finishing something, or the state of being finished.
2. In computing, the feature that automatically finishes a word or command for you.
3. The final stage of selling a property, when ownership officially changes hands.

## Examples
- The completion of the bridge was delayed by bad weather.
- Tab completion saves a lot of typing.
- Completion is expected within four weeks of signing the contract.

## Synonyms
- accomplishment
- completement
- completeness
- conclusion
- consummation
- doneness
- execution
- finishedness
- fulfillment
- fulfillness
- realization

## Antonyms
- incompletion
- termination
- unfinishedness

## Derived Forms
- bicompletion
- cocompletion
- completionism
- completionist
- noncompletion
- postcompletion
- precompletion
- semicompletion
- uncompletion

## Related Forms
- complete
- completely
- completive
- end
- finish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: completio

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin completio, completionem, from complere (“to fill up, complete”); comparable to English complete + -ion.

## AI Etymology
completion is a noun. It was borrowed from Latin completio, completionem, from complere (“to fill up, complete”); comparable to English complete + -ion. Historical forms in the chain include completio (Latin). Current senses include the act of finishing something, or the state of being finished, in computing, the feature that automatically finishes a word or command for you, and the final stage of selling a property, when ownership officially changes hands. Derived forms include bicompletion, cocompletion, completionism, completionist, and noncompletion. Related words include complete, completely, completive, and end.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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