complete
come or bring to a finish or an end
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,325 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,817 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- come or bring to a finish or an end also: finish He finished the dishesShe completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
- bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements A child would complete the family
- complete or carry out also: dispatch, discharge discharge one's duties
- complete a pass also: nail
- write all the required information onto a form also: fill out, fill in, make out fill out this questionnaire, please!make out a form
adjective
- having every necessary or normal part or component or step a complete meala complete wardrobe
- perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities also: consummate a complete gentlemanconsummate happiness
- highly skilled also: accomplished an accomplished pianista complete musician
complete in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His complete weariness conquered his premonitions, his feeling of helplessness.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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When he entered the house, the conquest of his heart was complete.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · Washington Irving · Chapter 1
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The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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He paused for a moment to breathe, and sprang on to complete his task.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Finally folding itself up into a convenient lounge, on which he can complete his toilette at leisure.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1