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1. (n.) complement
something that completes or makes perfect:
A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
2. complement
the quantity or amount that completes anything:
We now have a full complement of bridge players.
3. complement
either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart.
4. complement
the full number of officers and crew required on a ship.
5. complement
a word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object, as small in The house is small or president in They elected him president.
6. complement
any word or group of words used to complete a grammatical construction, esp. in the predicate, including adverbials, infinitives, and sometimes objects.
7. complement
the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 90° or a quarter of a circle.
8. complement
Math. the set of all the elements of a universal set not included in a given set.
9. complement
a musical interval that completes an octave when added to a given interval.
10. complement
a set of about 20 proteins that circulate in the blood and react in various combinations to promote the destruction of any cell displaying foreign surfaces or immune complexes.
11. complement
any of the proteins in the complement system, designated C1, C2, etc.
12. (v.t.) complement
to complete; form a complement to.
13. complement
Obs. to compliment.
14. (v.i.) complement
Obs. to compliment.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L complēmentum something that completes)
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| Definition of 'Complement' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) complement
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
2. (noun) complement
a complete number or quantity
"a full complement"
3. (noun) complement, full complement
number needed to make up a whole force
"a full complement of workers"
4. (noun) complement, accompaniment
something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
"a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
5. (noun) complement
one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
6. (verb) complement
either of two parts that mutually complete each other
7. (verb) complement
make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
"I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
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1. (verb) complement
to match or work well with
Blogs were used to complement the newspaper content.; white wine as a complement to fish
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| Definition of 'Complement' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Complement
that which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete
2. (verb) Complement
that which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole
3. (verb) Complement
full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness
4. (verb) Complement
a second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity
5. (verb) Complement
something added for ornamentation; an accessory
6. (verb) Complement
the whole working force of a vessel
7. (verb) Complement
the interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third
8. (verb) Complement
a compliment
9. (verb) Complement
to supply a lack; to supplement
10. (verb) Complement
to compliment
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Sense: in a sentence, the words of the predicate, not including the verb.
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 Afrikaans: aanvulling |
 Arabic: كَلِمَه مُتَمِّمَه للخَبَ |
 Bulgarian: допълнение |
 Brazilian: complemento |
 Czech: doplněk |
 German: die Ergänzung |
 Danish: predikatsord; predikativ |
 Greek: κατηγορούμενο (γραμμ.) |
 Spanish: complemento |
 Estonian: öeldistäide |
 Farsi: مسند |
 Finnish: predikatiivi |
 French: complément |
 Hebrew: מַשלִים |
 Hindi: वाक्य |
 Croatian: dopuna predikata, prilošk |
 Hungarian: állítmánykiegészítő |
 Indonesian: pelengkap |
 Icelandic: sagnfylling |
 Italian: complemento |
 Japanese: 補語 |
 Korean: 보충 |
 Lithuanian: vardinė tarinio dalis |
 Latvian: papildinātājs (gramatikā) |
 Malay: pelengkap |
 Dutch: bepaling van gesteldheid |
 Norwegian: predikatsord, predikativ |
 Polish: dopełnienie |
 Persian: مسند |
 Pashto: بشپړ تيا: پوره حساب او بش |
 Portuguese: complemento |
 Romanian: complement |
 Russian: дополнение |
 Slovak: doplnok |
 Slovenian: določilo |
 Serbian: dopuna |
 Swedish: predikatsfyllnad |
 Thai: องค์ประกอบที่ทำให้สมบูรณ์ |
 Turkish: tümleç, tamlayıcı |
 Taiwanese: 補語 |
 Ukrainian: додаток |
 Urdu: تکملہ |
 Vietnamese: bổ ngữ |
 Chinese: 补语 |
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