complete
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- total, absolute, consummate, outright, perfect, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter
- finished, accomplished, achieved, concluded, ended
- entire, all, faultless, full, intact, plenary, unbroken, whole
[verb]
Synonyms:
- finish, close, conclude, crown, end, finalize, round off, settle, wrap up (informal)

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Antonyms: incomplete
Related Idioms: all over, done with, set at rest, carry through, go through with
Related Words: accomplished, achieved, effected, executed, realized, attained, compassed, accomplish, achieve, discharge, effect, execute, fulfill, perform

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English Thesaurus: during, all through, over, in the course of something, within, ...

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I. com‧plete¹ S2 W1 /kəmˈpliːt/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: completion, incompleteness; verb: complete; adverb: completely ≠ incompletely; adjective: complete ≠ incomplete]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: complet, from Latin, past participle of complere 'to fill up', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + plere 'to fill']

1. [usually before noun] used to emphasize that a quality or situation is as great as it could possibly be Synonym : total:
The police were in complete control of the situation.
Their engagement came as a complete surprise to me.
This is a complete waste of time.
a complete fool/idiot etc
Meg realized she’d been a complete fool.
a complete stranger
The darkness was almost complete.

2. including all parts, details, facts etc and with nothing missing Synonym : whole Antonym : incomplete:
a complete set of china
The list below is not complete.
the complete works of Shakespeare (=a book, CD etc containing everything Shakespeare wrote)

3. [not before noun] finished Antonym : incomplete:
Work on the new building is nearly complete.

4. complete with something having particular equipment or features:
The house comes complete with swimming pool and sauna.
—completeness noun [uncountable]:
For the sake of completeness I should mention one further argument.

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II. complete² S2 W1 verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: completion, incompleteness; verb: complete; adverb: completely ≠ incompletely; adjective: complete ≠ incomplete]

1. to finish doing or making something, especially when it has taken a long time:
Students must complete the course.
The building took two years to complete.

2. to make something whole or perfect by adding what is missing:
The child’s task was to complete the sentences.
I need one more stamp to complete the set.

3. to write the information that is needed on a form Synonym : fill out:
In all, more than 650 people completed the questionnaire.
Send your completed form to the following address.

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complete
adj.
I. having/including all the parts
VERBS be, seem | survive The book survives complete only in the second edition of 1533.
make sth You've made my life complete.
ADV. remarkably, unusually a remarkably complete account of the negotiations
far from, less than, not quite | almost, nearly, virtually | fairly, reasonably

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complete
II. finished
VERBS be, seem
ADV. almost, nearly, substantially, virtually The job is almost complete.
far from | not yet

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complete
verb
I. finish sth
ADV. on schedule, on time | successfully The project has now been successfully completed.

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complete
II. write information
ADV. accurately, correctly Has the form been correctly completed?

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during at one point in a period of time, or through the whole of a period of time:
Did you hear the storm during the night?
During the summer we spend a lot more time out of doors.
all through (also throughout) /ɔːl ˈθruː, θruːˈaʊt/ during all of a period of time:
The cafe’s closed all through the winter and opens again in April.
Throughout her career she has worked hard and achieved the highest standards.
over at one point or at various different points during a period of time:
I’m going to redecorate my bedroom over the holidays.
She’s been a great help to me over the past year.
in the course of something formal during a particular process or period of time:
In the course of the study we consulted with leading experts in global warming.
Many factors control the rise and fall of a species in the course of evolution.
There was huge social change in the course of the 1960s.
within during a period of time, or before the end of a period – used when you want to emphasize that it is a short or limited period:
There have been five serious accidents within the last few days.
Payment must be made within 30 days.
If we are inviting you for an interview, you will receive a letter within 14 days.
finished if something is finished, you have done all of it:
She showed him the finished drawing.
I was very pleased with the finished result.
done [not before noun] finished - used especially in everyday English instead of finished:
I can’t come out till my essay’s done.
They promised the work would be done by April.
complete [not before noun] completely finished – used especially to emphasize that there is no more work to do:
Six months later the job was complete.
The first stage of the project is now complete.
be through informal to have finished doing something or using something:
I probably won’t be through till about 6 o'clock.
Are you through with those scissors?

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finish to complete the last part of something that you are doing:
Have you finished your homework?
The builders say they should have finished by Friday.
complete to finish making or doing something that has taken a long time to finish:
The new bridge will be completed in two years’ time.
She has just completed her PhD.
finalize to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle a plan or agreement in a satisfactory way:
A spokesman said that they were hoping to finalize an agreement in the near future.
conclude formal to officially finish something:
The police have now concluded their investigations.
Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded the conference with a review of the trading year.
wrap something up informal to finish something successfully – used especially about agreements or sports competitions:
Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap up the deal.
Liverpool had several chances to wrap up the game.
round something off British English, round something out American English to do something as a way of ending a day, an evening, an event etc in an enjoyable or suitable way:
They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach.
A concert in the park is being organized to round off the programme of events.
get it over with/get it over and done with to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and you can stop worrying about it:
Let’s go and do the shopping now and get it over with.
Just tell him how you feel and get it over and done with.
be done/be through informal if you are done, you have finished – used especially when other people are waiting for you:
We’re nearly done.
We should be through in half an hour.
be through with something/be done with something informal to have finished using something – used especially when other people are waiting to use it:
I’m done with the file.
I’ll let you know when I’m through with it.
tie up the loose ends to finish dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished:
‘Is the talk ready?’ ‘I just need to tie up a few loose ends.’

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finished if something is finished, you have done all of it:
She showed him the finished drawing.
I was very pleased with the finished result.
done [not before noun] finished - used especially in everyday English instead of finished:
I can’t come out till my essay’s done.
They promised the work would be done by April.
complete [not before noun] completely finished – used especially to emphasize that there is no more work to do:
Six months later the job was complete.
The first stage of the project is now complete.
over finished – used about an event, activity, or period of time:
Football practice is over at 4:30. Can you pick me up then?
The summer was nearly over.
be through informal to have finished doing something or using something:
I probably won’t be through till about 6 o'clock.
Are you through with those scissors?
finish to complete the last part of something that you are doing:
Have you finished your homework?
The builders say they should have finished by Friday.
finalize to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle a plan or agreement in a satisfactory way:
A spokesman said that they were hoping to finalize an agreement in the near future.
conclude formal to officially finish something:
The police have now concluded their investigations.
Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded the conference with a review of the trading year.
wrap something up informal to finish something successfully – used especially about agreements or sports competitions:
Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap up the deal.
Liverpool had several chances to wrap up the game.
round something off British English, round something out American English to do something as a way of ending a day, an evening, an event etc in an enjoyable or suitable way:
They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach.
A concert in the park is being organized to round off the programme of events.
get it over with/get it over and done with to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and you can stop worrying about it:
Let’s go and do the shopping now and get it over with.
Just tell him how you feel and get it over and done with.
be done/be through informal if you are done, you have finished – used especially when other people are waiting for you:
We’re nearly done.
We should be through in half an hour.
be through with something/be done with something informal to have finished using something – used especially when other people are waiting to use it:
I’m done with the file.
I’ll let you know when I’m through with it.
tie up the loose ends to finish dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished:
‘Is the talk ready?’ ‘I just need to tie up a few loose ends.’

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