Word
complete
Phoneticscom·plete, stress on the second syllable
US/kəmˈpɫit/
UK/kəmplˈiːt/
Definitions
01to finish
A1 · Beginner
v. to finish doing something or to reach the end of a task.
v. to bring a task, project, or process to its conclusion. Transitive in most contexts, though it can appear without an object in specific instructions.
日本語:完了する※
“You must complete the application form before the deadline on Friday.”
“The construction crew worked double shifts to complete the bridge before the onset of the monsoon season.”
02to make whole
B1 · Intermediate
v. to provide the last part that is needed to make something whole.
v. to make something whole or perfect by providing a missing element.
日本語:完成する※
“This beautiful painting will complete my art collection.”
“The addition of the final witness testimony served to complete the prosecution's case against the defendant.”
Synonyms
03with all parts
A2 · Elementary
adj. having all the parts or pieces that are needed; not missing anything.
adj. having all necessary or appropriate parts; entire and lacking nothing.
日本語:完全※
“The set is now complete because I found the last missing book.”
“A complete list of all registered voters was provided to the observers to ensure the election's transparency.”
Antonyms
04finished
A2 · Elementary
adj. totally finished or ended.
adj. having come to an end; concluded.
Español:completo
“My homework is finally complete, so I can go outside and play.”
“Once the restoration was complete, the cathedral was reopened to the public for the first time in a decade.”
Antonyms
05total or absolute
B1 · Intermediate
adj. you use this to emphasize that something is total or absolute.
adj. used as an intensifier to emphasize the total or absolute nature of a quality, often a negative one.
“The whole surprise party was a complete disaster because he arrived early.”
“The project was a complete failure, resulting in a significant loss of capital for the primary investors.”
06mathematical/logical
C1 · Advanced Mathematics Technical
adj. a technical way to describe a system where every problem can be solved or every sequence has a limit.
adj. describing a system in which every semantically valid formula is provable, or a space where every Cauchy sequence converges.
“The professor explained why this specific set of numbers is considered complete.”
“In mathematical logic, a formal system is called complete if every statement that is true under its rules can be proven within that system.”
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “complete” in context.
Real-World Examples
“Mathematician Andrew Wiles completed his proof of Fermat’s last theorem in 1994, more than 350 years after Pierre Fermat proposed it.” “But building a complete picture of the hundreds of millions of synapses in a brain as small as the fruit fly’s is a task that can’t be achieved by humans in a manageable amount of time.” Etymology
From Middle English compleet (“full, complete”), borrowed from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle of compleō (“I fill up, I complete”) (whence also complement, compliment), from com- + pleō (“I fill, I fulfill”) (whence also deplete, replete, plenty), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”) (English full).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A1 MoversIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.2.0–3.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 1.0–1.50–23TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.120–224
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