Meaning & Definition of Complete in English

1. 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"

2. Bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements

• "A child would complete the family"

3. Complete or carry out

• "Discharge one's duties"

4. Complete a pass

5. Write all the required information onto a form

• "Fill out this questionnaire, please!"

• "Make out a form"

1. 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"

2. Perfect and complete in every respect

• Having all necessary qualities

• "A complete gentleman"

• "Consummate happiness"

• "A consummate performance"

3. Highly skilled

• "An accomplished pianist"

• "A complete musician"

4. 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"

5. Having come or been brought to a conclusion

• "The harvesting was complete"

• "The affair is over, ended, finished"

• "The abruptly terminated interview"