/kom.pleˈtaɾ/
#2815 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to complete, to finish, to fill in
Word origin
From Latin completare, from complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) plus plere ('to fill'). The same root gives English 'complete' and 'complement'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- complere
- English cognates
- complete, complement
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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You have to fill in the form before Friday.
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We have only a little left to finish the project.
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The team completed the task in record time.
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Can you complete the missing sentences?
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With this painting I complete my art collection.
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