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complete · verb T /kəmˈpliːt/Full view
Nouns: completion, incomplete
Adjectives: complete, incomplete
Verbs: complete
Adverbs: completely
complete (MAKE WHOLE)
A2 to provide the last part needed to make something whole
Dictionary examples:

Complete the sentence with one of the adjectives provided.

He only needs two more cards to complete the set.

All she needed to complete her happiness was a baby.

Learner example:

I will buy episode III [as] it is the only one that I need to complete my collection. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)

complete (WRITE)
A2 to write all the details asked for on a form or other document
Dictionary example:

Have you completed your application form yet?

Learner example:

Sometimes we complete the forms and talk. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Others)

complete (FINISH)
A2 to finish doing or making something
Dictionary examples:

The palace took over twenty years to complete.

She will complete her studies in France.

Learner example:

I need this paper to complete my grade. (Key English Test; A2; Portuguese)

complete · adjective /kəmˈpliːt/
Nouns: completion, incomplete
Adjectives: complete, incomplete
Verbs: complete
Adverbs: completely
complete (TOTAL)
B1 always before noun very great or to the largest degree possible
Dictionary examples:

It was a complete waste of time.

He's a complete idiot!

I made a complete and utter mess of it!

Learner example:

It was a complete disaster! (Preliminary English Test; B1; Portuguese)

complete (WHOLE)
B1 with all the parts
Dictionary examples:

the complete works of Oscar Wilde

The report comes complete with diagrams and color photographs.

Sun, sand and romance - her vacation was complete.

Learner example:

I can send you [a] complete map. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Italian)

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