Definition of 'complete'

Verb

1. 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"
      Synonyms: finish
2. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"
3. complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"
      Synonyms: dispatch discharge
4. complete a pass
      Synonyms: nail
5. write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"
      Synonyms: fill out fill in make out

Adjective

1. having every necessary or normal part 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"
      Antonyms: incomplete uncomplete
2. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"
      Synonyms: consummate
3. highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician"
      Synonyms: accomplished
4. 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"
      Synonyms: arrant consummate double-dyed everlasting gross perfect pure sodding stark staring thoroughgoing utter unadulterated
5. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"
      Synonyms: concluded ended over all over terminated

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