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• complement — complementer, n. n. /kom pleuh meuhnt/; v. /kom pleuh ment /, n. 1. something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. 2. the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers …   Universalium

• complement — com|ple|ment1 [ kamplə,ment ] verb transitive * 1. ) to combine well with something, often something that has different qualities: The plants are chosen to complement each other. a simple sweater that was perfectly complemented by elegant jewelry …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• complement */ — I UK [ˈkɒmplɪment] / US [ˈkɑmpləˌment] verb [transitive] Word forms complement : present tense I/you/we/they complement he/she/it complements present participle complementing past tense complemented past participle complemented 1) to combine well …   English dictionary

• complement — com•ple•ment n. [[t]ˈkɒm plə mənt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌmɛnt[/t]] n. 1) something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal[/ex] 2) the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of bridge… …   From formal English to slang

• complement — 1. noun /ˈkɒmpləmənt,ˈkɑːmpləmənt/ a) Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation. perform all those works of mercy, which Clemens Alexandrinus calls amoris et amicitiæ impletionem et extentionem, the extent and complement of love [ …   Wiktionary

• complement — complements, complementing, complemented (The verb is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪment[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪmənt[/t]].) 1) VERB If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more… …   English dictionary

• complement — [ˈkɒmplɪˌment] verb [T] I to combine well with something a simple sweater that was complemented by elegant jewellery[/ex] II noun [C] complement [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] 1) something that combines well with something else Our sauces are the perfect… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• complement — 1 noun (C) 1 someone or something that emphasizes the good qualities of another person or thing (+ to): A fine wine is a complement to a good meal. 2 the number or quantity needed to make a group complete: a full complement (of) (=all the people… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• complement — com|ple|ment1 [ˈkɔmplımənt US ˈka:m ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: complementum, from complere; COMPLETE1] 1.) someone or something that emphasizes the good qualities of another person or thing complement to ▪ This wine would be a nice… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• complement — noun kɒmplɪm(ə)nt 1》 a thing that contributes extra features to something else so as to enhance or improve it. 2》 the number or quantity that makes something complete: we have a full complement of staff. 3》 Grammar a word, phrase, or clause… …   English new terms dictionary

• complement — n. & v. n. 1 a something that completes. b one of a pair, or one of two things that go together. 2 (often full complement) the full number needed to man a ship, fill a conveyance, etc. 3 Gram. a word or phrase added to a verb to complete the… …   Useful english dictionary