complement
- 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 noticeable.
[V n] Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well.
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2) VERB If people or things complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination.
[V n] There will be a written examination to complement the practical test...
[V n] We complement one another perfectly.
3)
N-COUNT: usu
sing, oft N to
n Something that is a
complement to something else complements it.
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser...
Political knowledge is a necessary complement to science in approaching solutions to these problems.
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N-COUNT: usu
sing, oft N of
n 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]
Each ship had a complement of around a dozen officers and 250 men...
Not one house on the Close still had its full complement of windows.
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.
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complément — [ kɔ̃plemɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1308; de l a. fr. complir « remplir »; repris 1690; lat. complementum, de complere « remplir » 1 ♦ Ce qui s ajoute ou doit s ajouter à une chose pour qu elle soit complète. ⇒ achèvement, couronnement. Le complément est… … Encyclopédie Universelle
complement — COMPLEMÉNT, complemente, s.n. 1. Ceea ce se adaugă la ceva spre a l întregi; complinire. 2. Parte secundară a propoziţiei care determină un verb, un adjectiv sau un adverb. 3. Substanţă de natură proteică prezentă în serul normal şi care… … Dicționar Român
Complement — Complément Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Complément à 2 — Complément à deux Le complément à deux est une représentation binaire des entiers relatifs qui permet d effectuer les opérations arithmétiques usuelles naturellement. bit de signe 0 1 1 … Wikipédia en Français
complement — COMPLEMENT. s. m. Ce qui s ajoute à une chose pour lui donner sa perfection. On dit en Théologie, Complément de béatitude, pour exprimer Le comble de la beatitude. La résurrection des corps sera le complément de la béatitude des Saints.Complément … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
complement — n Complement, supplement are comparable both as nouns meaning one thing that makes up for a want or deficiency in another thing and as verbs meaning to supply what is needed to make up for such a want or deficiency. Complement implies a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Complement — Com ple*ment, n. [L. complementun: cf. F. compl[ e]ment. See {Complete}, v. t., and cf. {Compliment}.] 1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complement — complement, compliment, complementary, complimentary 1. Complement and compliment each function as noun and verb; in pronunciation they are largely indistinguishable except that in the verbal function compliment has a fuller i sound in its second … Modern English usage
Complement — (v. lat. Complementum), 1) Ergänzung; 2) (Math.), C. einer Größe ist im Allgemeinen das, was zu dieser addirt werden muß, um ein gewisses Ganze zu erhalten. Complement eines Winkels od. Kreisbogens ist beziehungsweise derjenige Winkel od. Bogen,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
complement — ► NOUN 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. 3) a word or words used with a verb to complete the meaning of the predicate (e.g. happy… … English terms dictionary
Complement a un — Complément à un Le complément à un est l opération qui inverse la valeur de chacun des bits d un nombre binaire. Il est la première étape du complément à deux. Exemple Ce document provient de « Compl%C3%A9ment %C3%A0 un ». Catégorie :… … Wikipédia en Français
