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8 VERB If you complete something, you finish doing, making, or producing it. □ [V n] Peter Mayle has just completed his first novel. □ [get n V -ed] …the rush to get the stadiums completed on time. ●  com|ple|tion /kəmpliː ʃ ^ə n/ (completions ) N‑VAR □  The project is nearing completion. □  House completions for the year should be up from 1,841 to 2,200.

9 VERB [no cont] If you complete something, you do all of it. □ [V n] She completed her degree in two years. □ [V n] This book took years to complete.

10 VERB If you complete a form or questionnaire, you write the answers or information asked for in it. □ [V n] Simply complete the coupon below. □ [V -ed] Use the enclosed envelope to return your completed survey.

com|plex ◆◆◇ /kɒ mpleks/ (complexes ) The adjective is pronounced /kəmple ks/ in American English. 1 ADJ Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand. □  …in-depth coverage of today's complex issues. □  …a complex system of voting. □  …her complex personality. □  …complex machines.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] In grammar, a complex sentence contains one or more subordinate clauses as well as a main clause. Compare compound , simple .

3 N‑COUNT A complex is a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose, or one large building divided into several smaller areas. □  …plans for constructing a new stadium and leisure complex. □ [+ of ] …a complex of offices and flats.

4 N‑COUNT If someone has a complex about something, they have a mental or emotional problem relating to it, often because of an unpleasant experience in the past. □ [+ about ] I have never had a complex about my height. □  …a deranged attacker, driven by a persecution complex.

5 → see also guilt complex , inferiority complex

com|plex|ion /kəmple kʃ ^ə n/ (complexions )

1 N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] When you refer to someone's complexion , you are referring to the natural colour or condition of the skin on their face. □  She had short brown hair and a pale complexion.

2 N‑COUNT The complexion of something is its general nature or character. [FORMAL ] □  But surely this puts a different complexion on things.

com|plex|ities /kəmple ks I tiz/ N‑PLURAL The complexities of something are the many complicated factors involved in it. □  The issue is surrounded by legal complexities.

com|plex|ity /kəmple ks I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT Complexity is the state of having many different parts connected or related to each other in a complicated way. □  …a diplomatic tangle of great complexity. □ [+ of ] …the increasing complexity of modern weapon systems.

com|pli|ance /kəmpla I əns/ N‑UNCOUNT Compliance with something, for example a law, treaty, or agreement means doing what you are required or expected to do. [FORMAL ] □ [+ with ] The company says it is in full compliance with U.S. labor laws.

com|pli|ant /kəmpla I ənt/ ADJ If you say that someone is compliant , you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do. [FORMAL ] □  …a docile and compliant workforce.

com|pli|cate /kɒ mpl I ke I t/ (complicates , complicating , complicated ) VERB To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with. □ [V n] The day's events, he said, would only complicate the task of the peacekeeping forces. □ [V n] To complicate matters further, everybody's vitamin requirements vary.