complete

[ComĀ·pleteĀ·]

Complete means that something is finished, or has all of its necessary parts. When the mechanic hands you your keys, you hope that the work on your car is complete, and he hasn't left out a few important pieces of your engine.

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Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficienty; entire; perfect; consummate.

Verb
bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"

Verb
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"

Verb
write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"

Verb
complete a pass

Verb
complete or carry out; "discharge one''s duties"

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Adjective
having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set pf the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

Adjective
having all four whorls or principal parts--sepals and petals and stamens and carpels (or pistils); "complete flowers"

Adjective S.
having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

Adjective S.
perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"

Adjective S.
highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician"


a.
Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

a.
Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete.

a.
Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil.

v. t.
To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education.


Complete

Com"plete" , a. [L. completus, p. p. of complere to fill. See Full, a., and cf. Comply, Compline.] 1. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficienty; entire; perfect; consummate. "Complete perfections." Milton.
Ye are complete in him.
That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel Revesit'st thus the glimpses of the moon.
2. Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete.
This course of vanity almost complete.
3. (Bot.) Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil. Syn. -- See Whole.

Complete

Com*plete", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Completed; p. pr. & vb. n. Completing.] To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education.
Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence.
And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate.
Syn. -- To perform; execute; terminate; conclude; finish; end; fill up; achieve; realize; effect; consummate; accomplish; effectuate; fulfill; bring to pass.

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficienty; entire; perfect; consummate.

To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education.

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Usage Examples

An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.

Film and television are just different. Film is cool because it's a complete package. You know the beginning, middle, and end. You can plan it out more, which I like. But with television you get a new script every week, so it's constantly a mystery as to what you're going to be doing.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Experience is never limited, and it is never complete it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue.

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.

Back then I didn't think a woman like that, or a relationship like that, could exist with complete freedom and no jealousy or possessiveness. I thought it sounded too good to be true and I was certainly convinced it wasn't the life for me!

Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness.

After I had gone through this matter with the President I told him of my condition of health and that my doctors felt that I must take a complete rest and that I thought that that meant leaving the Department finally in a short time.

Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history of pinheads.

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Other Usage Examples

Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies.

Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

From reading over the notes for each session it was apparent that there had been improvement by more or less regular steps from almost complete terror at sight of the rabbit to a completely positive response with no signs of disturbance.

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding to it, shaping it and one's religion is never complete and final, it seems, but must always be undergoing modification.

Especially with the signing of riders with climbing abilities and the new arrival of Tyler Hamilton, who has the strength and ability to become a great leader for the big tours. All in all, I feel this is a very complete team.

Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same chances of success.

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another.

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.

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