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I UK [kəmˈpliːt] / US [kəmˈplɪt] adjective

1) [only before noun] used for emphasizing that someone or something has a particular quality

He's a complete idiot!

She's the complete opposite to me.

There had been a complete breakdown of trust and confidence.

complete and utter (= used for adding more emphasis):

It was a complete and utter waste.

2) including all the parts, details, or features

The library is fortunate to have an almost complete set of these publications.

The system needs a complete overhaul.

Our family just wouldn't feel complete without our dog.

3) [never before noun] if something such as a job or process is complete, it is finished

When the chart is complete, stick it on the wall.

A similar project for the Stirling area is almost complete.

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the complete... — someone who has all the qualities needed for a particular activity

She was the complete sportsperson.

- complete with

- the complete works

II UK [kəmˈpliːt] / US [kəmˈplɪt] verb
Word forms "complete":
present tense I/you/we/they complete he/she/it completes present participle completing past tense completed past participle completed

1) [transitive] to finish something

The work was completed in March.

She will have completed her training by the spring.

a) [transitive] to finish something by adding the parts that are missing

Complete this sentence.

b) [intransitive] to complete the process of buying a house

2) [transitive] to write information in the spaces on an official document. A more usual word is fill in

You need to complete both of these forms.