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4 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The complement of things or people that something has is the number of things or people that it normally has, which enable it to function properly. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] Each ship had a complement of around a dozen officers and 250 men.

5 N‑COUNT In grammar, the complement of a link verb is an adjective group or noun group which comes after the verb and describes or identifies the subject. For example, in the sentence 'They felt very tired', 'very tired' is the complement. In 'They were students', 'students' is the complement.

com|ple|men|tary /kɒ mpl I me ntri/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n, Also v-link ADJ to n] Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination. [FORMAL ] □  To improve the quality of life through work, two complementary strategies are necessary. □ [+ to ] He has done experiments complementary to those of Eigen. ●  com|ple|men|ta|rity /kɒ mpl I mentæ r I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ between ] …the complementarity between public and private authorities.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Complementary medicine refers to ways of treating patients which are different from the ones used by most Western doctors, for example acupuncture and homoeopathy. □  …combining orthodox treatment with a wide range of complementary therapies.

com|ple|men|ta|tion /kɒ mpl I mente I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] In linguistics, a complementation pattern of a verb, noun, or adjective is the patterns that typically follow it. [TECHNICAL ]

com|plete ◆◆◆ /kəmpliː t/ (completes , completing , completed )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be. [EMPHASIS ] □  The rebels had taken complete control. □  It shows a complete lack of understanding by management. □  The resignation came as a complete surprise. □  He was the complete opposite of Raymond. ●  com|plete|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj/adv] □  Dozens of flats had been completely destroyed. □  …something completely different.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] You can use complete to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something and not just part of it. [EMPHASIS ] □  A complete tenement block was burnt to the ground. □  The job sheets eventually filled a complete book.

3 ADJ If something is complete , it contains all the parts that it should contain. □  The list may not be complete. □  …a complete dinner service. ●  com|plete|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the accuracy and completeness of the information obtained.

4 VERB [no cont] To complete a set or group means to provide the last item that is needed to make it a full set or group. □ [V n] …the stickers needed to complete the collection.

5 ADJ [ADJ n] The complete works of a writer are all their books or poems published together in one book or as a set of books. □  …the Complete Works of William Shakespeare.

6 PHRASE If one thing comes complete with another, it has that thing as an extra or additional part. □ [+ with ] The diary comes complete with a gold-coloured ballpoint pen.

7 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If something is complete , it has been finished. □  The work of restoring the farmhouse is complete. □  It'll be two years before the process is complete.