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I UK [ˈkɒmplɪment] / US [ˈkɑmpləˌment] verb [transitive]
Word forms "complement":
present tense I/you/we/they complement he/she/it complements present participle complementing past tense complemented past participle complemented
1) to combine well with something, often something that has different qualities

The plants are chosen to complement each other.

a simple sweater that was perfectly complemented by elegant jewellery

2) to add another thing to something

This project is intended to complement, not replace, local authority programmes.


II UK [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] / US [ˈkɑmpləmənt] noun [countable]
Word forms "complement":
singular complement plural complements
1) something that is added to something else
complement to:

Her youthful energy will be a welcome complement to the strength and experience of the team.

2) something that combines well with something else
complement to:

Our sauces are the perfect complement to any meal.

3) the number of people or things that something has
full complement (= the largest number possible or necessary):

We already have our full complement of workers.

complement of:

the government department with the largest complement of civil servants

4) linguistics a word or phrase after a verb, especially the verb "to be", that tells you about the subject. For example, in "He was cold", "he" is the subject, "was" is the verb, and "cold" is the complement. In "He was a nice man", the complement is "a nice man".
5) maths an angle that is added to another angle to form an angle of 90 degrees

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