1. (adj) complete
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. (adj) complete, consummate
perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
"a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"
3. (adj) accomplished, complete
highly skilled
"an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician"
4. (adj) arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated
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. (verb) complete, concluded, ended, over(p), all over, terminated
having come or been brought to a conclusion
"the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"
6. (verb) complete, finish
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"
7. (verb) complete
bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
"A child would complete the family"
8. (verb) dispatch, discharge, complete
complete or carry out
"discharge one's duties"
9. (verb) complete, nail
complete a pass
10. (verb) complete, fill out, fill in, make out
write all the required information onto a form
"fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"
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Definition of 'complete' 
