complete
To finish; to make done; to reach the endTo finish; to make done; to reach the end.
» The project was a complete failure.
Das Projekt war ein totaler Fehlschlag.
Проект полностью провалился.
Цей проект був абсолютним провалом.
Meaning
4 senses(ambitransitive)To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
He completed the assignment on time.
beenden, fertigstellen, fertigmachen
заверша́тьzaveršátʹ, заверши́тьzaveršítʹ, зака́нчиватьzakánčivatʹ
заве́ршуватиzavéršuvaty, заве́ршитиzavéršyty
come or bring to a finish or an end
(transitive)To make whole or entire.
The last chapter completes the book nicely.
komplettieren, ergänzen, vervollständigen
укомплекто́выватьukomplektóvyvatʹ, комплектова́тьkomplektovátʹ, укомплектова́тьukomplektovátʹ
комплектува́тиkomplektuváty
To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.
(informal)To accomplish every significant achievement within a field
Examples
1072 sentencesThe project was a complete failure.
Цей проект був абсолютним провалом. — deniko
ruПроект полностью провалился. — Ivanovb
deDas Projekt war ein totaler Fehlschlag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The work must be completed by tomorrow.
Роботу треба закінчити до завтра. — Internecivus
ruРаботу надо сделать до завтра. — Biga
deDie Arbeit muss morgen erledigt sein. — samueldora
I thought Tom was a complete idiot.
Я думав, що Том повний ідіот. — deniko
ruЯ считал Тома полным идиотом. — sharptoothed
deIch hielt Tom für einen völligen Schwachkopf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was unable to complete the job.
Том не зміг закінчити роботу. — deniko
Tom wasn't able to complete the job.
Том не зміг закінчити роботу. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English compleet (“full, complete”), borrowed from Old French complet or LatinFrom Middle English compleet (“full, complete”), borrowed from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle of compleō (“to fill up, to complete”) (whence also complement, compliment), from com- + pleō (“to fill, to fulfill”) (whence also deplete, replete, plenty), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”) (English full).
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Forms
completes, completing, completed, completedSynonyms
25 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- was a complete
- a complete idiot
- to complete the
- complete the work
- complete waste of
- complete faith in
- have complete faith
- a complete waste
- complete idiot
- complete the job
- complete the project
- able to complete