26984 words

complete

12 definitions • 31 examples
1
to make whole or perfect:

Examples:

Complete the sentence with one of the adjectives provided.
He only needs two more cards to complete the set.
All she needed to complete her happiness was a baby.
2
to write all the details asked for on a form or other document:

Examples:

Have you completed your application form yet?
3
to finish doing something:

Examples:

He's just completed filming his 17th feature film.
The palace took over 20 years to complete.
She will complete her studies in France.
4
in team sports such as football, American football, and rugby, to successfully pass the ball to another player:

Examples:

complete a pass He completed passes of 48 and 47 yards to the wide receiver.
He was second only to Redknapp for percentage of completed passes in the Premiership.
5
to legally finish the change of ownership of a house or other property from a seller to a buyer:

Examples:

Is it possible to exchange contracts and complete on the same day?
Your solicitor will let you know if there are any outstanding fees you need to pay them when you complete.
You will have a lot of work to do to complete the sale, but your buyer and their solicitors have an even bigger job.
complete on He has already completed on his new home, a Georgian property in Shropshire.
After contracts are exchanged, there are still a few things that need doing before you can complete on the sale.
Lawyers warn that people who cannot complete on a property transaction could be sued.
6
very great or to the largest degree possible:

Examples:

The man's a complete fool!
I need a break, a complete change of scene.
complete and utter I made a complete and utter mess of it!
7
with all the parts:

Examples:

the complete works of Oscar Wilde
complete with The report comes complete with (= including) diagrams and colour photographs.
Sun, sand, and romance - her holiday was complete.
8
In team sports such as football, American football, and rugby, a complete pass is one where one player successfully passes the ball to another player:

Examples:

Jones finished the game with two complete passes for 19 yards.
9
containing all the parts or pieces; whole:

Examples:

a complete set of dishes
the complete works of Dickens
We wanted a complete record of what everyone said.
10
very great, without limit, or to the largest degree possible:

Examples:

The trip began in complete confusion.
She gave me a look of complete indifference.
Toby and Alfredo are complete opposites.
11
to finish doing something:

Examples:

John has completed 15 marathons.
She completed three years of college, and then took a year off.
12
to supply all the parts or pieces needed to make something whole:

Examples:

She needed one more course to complete the requirements for a teaching degree.

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