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complement English

Meaning complement meaning

What does complement mean?
Definitions in simple English

complement Verb

— If mathx/math complements mathy/math, mathx/math makes mathy/math complete or whole. We believe your addition will complement the team. — If two people or things complement each other, each has what the other is missing or needs. The flavors of the pepper and garlic complement each other, giving a very rich taste in combination. I believe our talents really complement each other. — To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.

complement Noun

— Something which complements. We believe you will make a good complement to our team. — A complement is a word or phrase that is needed to make another word grammatical. In "he seems nice," nice is the complement of seems. — an angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle. — The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light). The complement of blue is orange. — In boating: The full number of people needed to man a ship (esp. a ship of war) The ship's complement is 35 people. 35 people are needed to sail the ship

complement

— noun a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction — verb make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup — noun a complete number or quantity a full complement — noun (= full complement) number needed to make up a whole force a full complement of workers — noun (= accompaniment) something added to complete or embellish or make perfect a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish — noun either of two parts that mutually complete each other — noun one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response

Synonyms complement synonyms

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complement English » English

supplement complete counterpart addition replenishment object modifier full complement finish fill in accessory true complement replenish refill predicative permeate imbue fulfil fill up fill out fill eke out consummate completion completeness complementary set analogue adjunct addendum accompaniment xcomp wholeness two’s complement supply supplemental colour suit staff size set round out round replacement renewal remainder refilling reciprocal receptor lymphocyte realize radix complement qualifier

Topics complement topics

What do people use complement to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive See

Appearance
States Quality Good Right, proper

Compatible

Conjugation complement conjugation

How do you conjugate complement?

complement · verb

Examples complement examples

How do I use complement in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You complement me.
We complement each other.
Listening to classical music and studying complement one another.
Replace the complement with the appropriate pronoun.

Movie subtitles

First, I'll hold a short memorial service next Sunday for our 36 shipmates who lost their lives, and return thanks that the old ship came through with so many of her complement.
Another cadet just came aboard, sir. That fills our complement.
Yes, I know, it's not a lot. Come by in my office for the complement.
From the Hood's complement of 1,500 men, there were three survivors.
No, I complement you, Sir. Thank you.
You're trying to tell me that with a complement of over 300 men, nobody ever gets sick?
Full complement of officers, best rations. and see that the mess waiters wash their gloves, will you?
Get her with somebody who can complement her.
Nearly their full complement of warriors.
Nearly their full complement of Warriors.
Usual complement of amino acids.
I see, the full complement of nasties.
I have just lost a complete complement of passengers and crew, not to mention 30 million pounds worth of aircraft.
It will make a fine complement to the dog patrols.
There's another scene a little later where she reprises her full complement of these.
That fills our complement.
They should be planned to complement the colours and textures of the rest of the meal.
We complement each other.
They complement your mouth. and everything else too.
You have to take the complement of seven each time.
Because they complement each other.
No, I complement you, Sir.
Yeah, the frames were selected to complement his complexion and his taste.
Oh, come on, Mac. You're trying to tell me that with a complement of over 300 men, nobody ever gets sick?
I can not wait to caress leather in perfect condition it will complement my collection boy very interesting.
Everything is STRAC a full complement of Montagnards and Special Forces.
I had them custom-made to complement each particular piece.
Almost the entire ship's complement has beamed down.
It will most perfectly complement the pudding.
It would be like a minor relationship to complement the main relationship between Livio and Benvenuta.
Mr. Sulu, what is the crew complement of a bird of prey?
They complement one another.
Coming from a pinhead like you, that's a complement.
You can make any suggestions you want. We're here to complement each other's efforts. That's why I sent you up there.
But if we work hard together and if fortune smiles on us, we'll be able to make you into a human being. An intermediary but necessary step before becoming man's perfect complement: a woman.
The past participle agrees with gender and plural of the complement when it is placed before.

News and current affairs

In addition and as a complement to re-regulation, we need a comprehensive systemic risk monitor.
It is crucial that this new climate finance be used to complement the even-larger investments in sustainable development that will be necessary over the next few decades.
Such leveraging of the EU budget would complement the recently established European Stabilization Mechanism (the successor to the EFSM) and the MTFA.
Public investment is a complement to private investment; if designed and targeted well, it can trigger more private investment, rather than crowding it out.
But recipient countries must complement donor efforts, and continue to do their part as well, by maintaining a track record of reform and sound macroeconomic policies, and by making the best possible use of the higher levels of assistance.
It would usefully complement the ECB's new supervisory role.
Just before stepping down, Berlusconi's government also approved a constitutional reform that, among other things, provides a logical complement to the new electoral system.
That is why the World Bank's second goal of promoting shared prosperity is important not only in itself, but as an essential complement to the goal of ending poverty.
The public was never to substitute for the private, but merely to complement it.
He believes that democracy and a market economy are not opposites but complement each other.
Fortunately, other efforts will complement the developed countries' increased generosity.
A currency board is ultimately a powerful complement in strengthening democracy by delivering a strong wind of prosperity at its back.
It is therefore imperative to develop new detection technologies that will work in poorer countries, and that complement existing systems such as bar codes.
Russia also needs a national security strategy to complement its political and economic renewal.
They are a potentially powerful complement to philanthropy, which has underpinned much recent progress in public health.
To address the scourge of cancer, we must complement efforts to detect and treat cancer with new ways to keep people from developing the disease in the first place.
This suggests that capital controls and prudential policies can complement each other, contrary to what conventional wisdom often assumes.
At the time, Delors presented the introduction of a single currency as a way to complement or complete the Single Market.
That is why we need to invest now in other technologies that can complement renewables, and provide reliable electricity for many centuries to come.
Reforms to the examination system are being introduced to complement this effort.

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