1. (adj.)complete having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of golf clubs.
2. complete finished; ended; concluded: a complete orbit.
3. complete having all the required or customary characteristics, skills, or the like; consummate: a complete scholar.
4. complete thorough; total; undivided, uncompromised, or unqualified: a complete victory; a complete stranger.
5. complete (of a subject or predicate) having all modifying or complementary elements included: The complete subject of The dappled pony gazed over the fence is the dappled pony.
6. complete (of a forward pass in football) caught by a receiver.
8. (v.t.)complete to make whole, entire, or perfect: Hiking boots complete the outdoor look.
9. complete to bring to an end; finish: to complete a task.
10. complete to consummate; fulfill.
11. complete to execute (a forward pass) successfully.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME (< MF) < L complētus, ptp. of complēre to fill up, fulfill =com-com - +plēre to fill)
Definition of 'complete'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)complete having every necessary or normalpart 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"
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 necessaryparts or elements "A child would complete the family"
8. (verb)dispatch, discharge, complete complete or carry out "discharge one's duties"
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"
1. (adjective)complete ≠ incomplete the complete works of Shakespeare; The set is now complete.
2. complete emphasizes a trait a complete moron; It was a complete failure/surprise.
3. complete complete with having a feature included a laptop that comes complete with a carrying case
4. (verb)complete to finish doing to complete a test
5. complete to add a missing part to make sth whole Complete the following sentence.; one more piece to complete the puzzle
6. complete to write information in all spaces; = fill out Please complete the application form.
Definition of 'complete'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)complete filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate
2. (adj)complete finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete
3. (adj)complete having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil
4. (verb)complete to bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education