complete

com·plete  (km-plt)

adj. com·plet·er, com·plet·est

1. Having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; entire: a complete meal.

2. Botany Having all principal parts, namely, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil or pistils. Used of a flower.

3. Having come to an end; concluded.

4. Absolute; total: "In Cairo I have seen buildings which were falling down as they were being put up, buildings whose incompletion was complete" (William H. Gass).

5.

a. Skilled; accomplished: a complete musician.

b. Thorough; consummate: a complete coward.

6. Football Caught in bounds by a receiver: a complete pass.

tr.v. com·plet·ed, com·plet·ing, com·pletes

1. To bring to a finish or an end: She has completed her studies.

2. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts: A second child would complete their family.

3. Football To throw (a forward pass) so as to be caught by a receiver.

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[Middle English complet, from Latin compltus, past participle of complre, to fill out : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + plre, to fill; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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com·pletely adv.

com·pleteness n.

com·pletive adj.

Synonyms: complete, close, end, finish, conclude, terminate
These verbs mean to bring or come to a natural or proper stopping point. Complete and finish suggest the final stage in an undertaking: "Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime" (Reinhold Niebuhr). "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job" (Winston S. Churchill).
Close applies to the ending of something ongoing or continuing: The band closed the concert with an encore.
End emphasizes finality: We ended the meal with fruit and cheese.
Conclude is more formal than complete and close: The author concluded the article by restating the major points.
Terminate suggests reaching an established limit: The playing of the national anthem terminated the station's broadcast for the night.
It also indicates the dissolution of a formal arrangement: The firm terminated my contract yesterday.

Usage Note: Complete is sometimes considered absolute like perfect or chief, which is not subject to comparison. Nonetheless, it can be qualified as more or less, for example. A majority of the Usage Panel accepts the example His book is the most complete treatment of the subject. See Usage Note at absolute.

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complete [kəmˈpliːt]

adj

1. having every necessary part or element; entire

2. ended; finished

3. (prenominal) thorough; absolute he is a complete rogue

4. perfect in quality or kind he is a complete scholar

5. (Philosophy / Logic) (of a logical system) constituted such that a contradiction arises on the addition of any proposition that cannot be deduced from the axioms of the system Compare consistent [5]

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of flowers) having sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels

7. Archaic expert or skilled; accomplished

vb (tr)

1. to make whole or perfect

2. to end; finish

3. (Law) (in land law) to pay any outstanding balance on a contract for the conveyance of land in exchange for the title deeds, so that the ownership of the land changes hands

4. (Team Sports / American Football) American football (of a quarterback) to make a forward pass successfully

[from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre to fill up; see complement]

completely  adv

completeness  n

completer  n

completion  n

completive  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	complete - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" finish close - finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" top off, top - finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" finish off, finish up, get through, polish off, wrap up, clear up, mop up - finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" see through - remain with until completion; "I must see the job through" finish out, round out - fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research" follow out, follow up, put through, carry out, follow through, implement, go through - pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
	2.	complete - bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
	3.	complete - complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" discharge, dispatch accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
	4.	complete - complete a pass                       nail football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
	5.	complete - write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" fill out, fill in, make out
Adj.	1.	complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"
	2.	complete - perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" consummate perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
	3.	complete - highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" accomplished skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"
	4.	complete - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" arrant, double-dyed, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, perfect, pure, everlasting, consummate, stark, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"
	5.	complete - having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" all over, concluded, ended, over, terminated finished - ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"

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complete

adjective

1. total, perfect, absolute, utter, outright, thorough, consummate, out-and-out, unmitigated, dyed-in-the-wool, thoroughgoing, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) He made me look like a complete idiot.

2. whole, full, entire A complete tenement block was burnt to the ground.
whole partial

3. entire, full, whole, intact, unbroken, faultless, undivided, unimpaired Scientists have found the oldest complete skeleton of an ape-like man.
entire spoilt, incomplete, deficient, imperfect

4. unabridged, full, whole, entire, full-length, uncut, unexpurgated, uncondensed the complete works of Shakespeare

5. finished, done, ended, completed, achieved, concluded, fulfilled, accomplished The work of restoring the farmhouse is complete.
finished unsettled, unfinished, inconclusive, unaccomplished

6. perfect, accomplish, finish off, round off, crown, cap the stickers needed to complete the collection

verb perfect mar, spoil

1. finish, conclude, fulfil, accomplish, do, end, close, achieve, perform, settle, realize, execute, discharge, wrap up (informal), terminate, finalize He had just completed his first novel.
finish start, begin, initiate, commence

2. fill in, fill out Simply complete the coupon below.

Translations

complete [kəmˈpliːt]

A. ADJ

1. (= whole) → entero
a complete office block was burnt to the ground → un bloque de oficinas entero quedó reducido a cenizas

2. (= finished) → terminado
the work of restoring the farmhouse is complete → la restauración de la granja está terminada

3. (= total) [control, lack] → total, absoluto; [change] → total; [surprise] → auténtico
in complete agreement → totalmente de acuerdo, en completo acuerdo
in complete contrast to sth/sb → todo lo contrario que algo/algn
it's a complete disaster → es un completo desastre, es un desastre total
the man's a complete idiot → es un auténtico idiota
it is a complete mistake to think that → es totalmente erróneo pensar que ...
he is the complete opposite of me → no nos parecemos en nada
to my complete satisfaction → para mi completa or total satisfacción

4. (= full) [list, set, group] → completo
the Complete Works of Shakespeare → las Obras Completas de Shakespeare
at last her happiness was complete → por fin, su dicha era completa
no garden is complete without a bed of rose bushes → ningún jardín puede considerarse completo si no tiene un arriate de rosales

5. (= all-round) [novelist, footballer] → completo, perfecto
he is the complete film-maker → es el director de cine completo or perfecto

6. complete with:a mansion complete with swimming pool → una mansión con piscina y todo
he arrived complete with equipment → llegó con todo su equipo
the diary comes complete with a ballpoint pen → la agenda viene con bolígrafo incluido
it comes complete with instructions → viene con sus correspondientes instrucciones

B. VT

1. (= make up) [+ set, collection, team] → completar; [+ misfortune, happiness] → colmar
a grey silk tie completed the outfit → una corbata de seda gris completaba el conjunto

2. (= finish) [+ work] → terminar, acabar; [+ contract] → cumplir, llevar a cabo
the course takes three years to complete → se tarda tres años en hacer el curso
to complete a prison sentence → cumplir una pena de cárcel

3. (= fill in) [+ form, questionnaire] → rellenar
complete the application form → rellene la solicitud

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complete [kəmˈpliːt]

adj [change, surprise, disaster, failure] → complet/ète; [lack] → total(e)
It's a complete disaster → C'est un désastre complet.
a complete waste of time → une perte de temps totale
complete with → avec
to come complete with ... → être pourvu(e) de ...

vt

(= finish) [+ project, task, building] → achever, terminer

(= conclude, seal) [+ sale, deal] → conclure

(= fill in) [+ form] → remplir

[+ outfit] → parachever
A black silk tie completed the outfit → Une cravate en soie noire parachevait la tenue.

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complete

adj

(= entire, whole) → ganz attr; set also, wardrobe, deck of cards → vollständig, komplett; (= having the required numbers) → vollzählig; edition → Gesamt-; my happiness/disappointment was complete → mein Glück/meine Enttäuschung war perfekt or vollkommen; my life is now complete → mein Leben ist erfüllt; our victory was complete → unser Sieg war vollkommen; the complete works of Shakespeare → die gesammelten Werke Shakespeares; no classical collection is complete without Beethoven’s ninth symphony → eine Sammlung klassischer Musik wäre ohne Beethovens neunte Sinfonie nicht zu denken; a very complete account → ein sehr umfassender or detaillierter Bericht; are we complete? → sind wir vollzählig?

attr (= total, absolute) → völlig; failure, beginner, disaster, flop also, victory → total; surprise, shambles also → komplett; satisfaction also, approval → voll; we were complete strangers → wir waren uns or einander völlig fremd; we were in complete agreement → wir stimmten völlig überein

(= finished) → fertig; his novel is not yet complete → sein Roman ist noch nicht abgeschlossen; my life’s work is now complete → mein Lebenswerk ist nun vollbracht

complete with → komplett mit; he came complete with rucksack and boots → er erschien komplett ausgerüstet mit Rucksack und Stiefeln

sportsman, gardener etc → perfekt

vt

(= make whole) collection, set → vervollständigen, komplettieren; team → vollzählig machen; education, meal → abrunden; to complete our numbers → damit wir vollzählig sind; that completes my collection → damit ist meine Sammlung vollständig

(fig) happiness → vollkommen machen; and to complete their misery … → und zu allem Unglück …

(= finish) → beenden, abschließen, zum Abschluss or zu Ende bringen; building, work → fertigstellen; prison sentence → verbüßen; complete this phrase → ergänzen Sie diesen Ausspruch; it’s not completed yet → es ist noch nicht fertig

form, questionnaire → ausfüllen

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complete [kəmˈpliːt]

1. adj (whole) → completo/a; (finished) → completo/a, finito/a
complete with → completo/a di
it's a complete disaster → è un vero disastro

2. vt (set, collection) → completare; (piece of work) → finire, completare; (fill in, form) → riempire
and to complete my misfortunes → e per colmo di sfortuna

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complete [kəmˈpliːt]

1. adj (whole) → completo/a; (finished) → completo/a, finito/a
complete with → completo/a di
it's a complete disaster → è un vero disastro

2. vt (set, collection) → completare; (piece of work) → finire, completare; (fill in, form) → riempire
and to complete my misfortunes → e per colmo di sfortuna

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complete

adj complete [kəmˈpliːt]

1 whole; with nothing missing a complete set of Shakespeare's plays. volledig, voltallig, kompleet; volslae, heel, totaal, volkome, volmaak, volwaardig تام، كامِل цялостен úplný fuldstændig; komplet vollständig πλήρης completo täielik کامل täydellinen, täysilukuinen complet שָׁלֵם पूरा potpun, čitav, kompletan egész lengkap heill, fullkominn completo 完全な 완전한 pilnas, visas pilns lengkap volledig fullstendig, komplett pełen, kompletny completo complet полный úplný celoten kompletan komplett, fullständig ทั้งหมด tam, eksiksiz, komple 完整的 повний; закінчений تکمیل کرنا đầy đủ 完整的

2 thorough My car needs a complete overhaul; a complete surprise. deeglik شامِل пълен celkový; naprostý fuldstændig; grundig völlig πλήρης, λεπτομερής completo põhjalik کامل täydellinen complet מוּשׁלָם व्यापक potpun, cjelokupan teljes menyeluruh algjör completo まったくの 철저한 visapusiškas, visiškas pilnīgs betul-betul volledig grundig, fullstendig całkowity, kompletny completo complet капитальный celkový, ozajstný celovit; popoln potpun fullständig, total ที่ทำอย่างสมบูรณ์ tam, adamakıllı 完全的 повний, абсолютний مکمل ، بالتفصیل toàn diện 完全的

3 finished My picture will soon be complete. afhandel, voltooi تام завършен dokončený færdig fertig έτοιμος, ολοκληρωμένος acabado valmis تمام؛ پایان یافته valmis achevé גָמוּר पूरा होना dovršen, kompletan befejezett selesai búinn, kláraður finito 完成した 완성된 baigtas pabeigts selesai af ferdig, fullført zakończony terminado terminat законченный hotový dokončan završen färdig, fullbordad เสร็จสิ้น bitmiş, tamam 完成的 повний; закінчений اختتام شدہ ، مکمل hoàn thành 完成的

v

to finish; to make complete When will he complete the job?; This stamp completes my collection. afrond, vervolledig يُكَمِّل، يُتَمِّم завършвам dokončit; zkompletovat fuldføre; fuldende vervollständigen συμπληρώνω, ολοκληρώνω completar, acabar, terminar lõpule viima, valmis saama تکمیل کردن؛ به پایان رساندن saada valmiiksi terminer; compléter לְהַשׁלִים पूरा करना ispuniti, dovršiti, navršiti befejez menyelesaikan ljúka, klára completare 完成する 마치다 (pa)baigti pabeigt; pilnīgot melengkapkan voltooien, volledig maken fullføre, avslutte, komplettere kończyć, wieńczyć completar a termina; a completa завершать dokončiť; skompletizovať končati završiti slutföra, fullborda, göra fullständig เสร็จ bitirmek, tamamlamak 完成 закінчувати, завершувати مکمل کرنا hoàn thành 完成

adv comˈpletely

I am not completely satisfied. heeltemal, ten volle كُلِّيّا، تَماما съвсем úplně, zcela fuldstændigt; helt vollständig πλήρως completamente täiesti بطور کامل؛ تماماً täysin complètement בִּשׁלֵמוּת पूरी तरह potpun, čitav, gotov teljesen sama sekali fullkomlega, algerlega completamente 全く 완전히 visiškai pilnīgi; pavisam sama sekali helemaal fullstendig, helt, fullkomment całkowicie completamente complet полностью úplne, celkom popolnoma u potpunosti helt och hållet, fullständigt อย่างเสร็จสมบูรณ์, อย่างทั้งหมด tamamiyle, tamamen 完全地 цілком, повністю مکمل طور سے một cách trọn vẹn 完全地

n comˈpleteness

volledigheid, volledigheidshalwe تَمام، كَمال цялостност úplnost fuldstændighed die Vollständigkeit πληρότητα plenitud täielikkus کامل بودن täydellisyys plénitude שְׁלֵמות सम्पूर्णता potpunost, savršenost, cjelina teljesség keutuhan fylling, fullkomnun, lok completezza 完全 완전함 pilnumas, užbaigtumas pilnums; pabeigtība kelengkapan volledigheid fullstendighet całkowitość perfeição completare; desăvâr­şire завершённость úplnosť dovršenost potpunost fullständighet ความสมบูรณ์ tamlık, bütünlük 完整性 повнота, завершеність ، پورا ہونا ، تکمیل tính chất đầy đủ 完成

n comˈpletion [-ʃən]

finishing or state of being finished You will be paid on completion of the work. voltooid, voltooiing إنْهاء، إتْمام завършване dokončování, dokončení fuldførelse; færdiggørelse die Vollendung ολοκλήρωση finalización lõpuleviimine, valmissaamine خاتمه؛ پایان loppuun saattaminen, valmistuminen achèvement הַשׁלָמָה समापन svršetak, dovršenje, kraj befejezés penyelesaian lok, lyktir completamento 完了 완료 (už)baigimas pabeigšana penyiapan voltooiing fullførelse, avslutning, komplettering ukończenie conclusão terminare завершение dokončenie zaključek završetak slutförande, fullbordan การทำเสร็จ tamamlanma, bitme 完成 завершення, закінчення تکمیل sự hoàn thành 完成

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complete → كامل naprostý hel vollständig πλήρης completo täysi complet potpun completo 全くの 완전한 compleet fullstendig kompletny completo полный fullständig ทั้งหมด tamamlamak đầy đủ 完全的