ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Complete

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kəmˈpliːt/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Complete is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make whole or entire.
  2. (poker) To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.
  3. With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
  4. Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
  5. Generic intensifier.
  6. (mathematical analysis, of a metric space or topological group) In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
  7. (ring theory, of a local ring) Complete as a topological group with respect to its m-adic topology, where m is its unique maximal idea.

Example Sentences

He completed the assignment on time.
The last chapter completes the book nicely.
She offered me complete control of the project.
After she found the rook, the chess set was complete.

Word Forms

Synonyms for complete

Depending on context, synonyms include accomplish, finish, absolve, conclude, consummate, discontinue.

Antonyms for complete

Common opposites include incomplete, uncomplete.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include finished, accomplished, finish, ended, over, utter.

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