complement

Who acts: complement, full complement, Complementary angles, one, word, She · What happens: complement, be, make, go, complete, need · To what, where: something, it, complement, whole number, word, meaning

«complement» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: complement in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To complement something is to go well with it and make it better or complete.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 complement	mark
2	complement	complement	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 go	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 complement	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 go	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 go	mark
6	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 go	advmod
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 it	case
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 go	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 make	cc
11	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 go	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 make	obj
13	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	11 make	xcomp
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 complete	cc
15	complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 better	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	complement	to-infinitive	something		tree rules
2	is	present		with it; go, well property	tree rules
3	make	infinitive	it	good property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A complement is something that goes well with another thing and completes it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 complement	det
2	complement	complement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	cop
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 goes	nsubj
6	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	acl:relcl
7	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 goes	advmod
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 thing	case
9	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	10 thing	det
10	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 goes	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 completes	cc
12	completes	complete	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 goes	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 completes	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a complement	something		tree rules
2	go	present			with another thing; well property	vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with thing=Beneficiary
3	complete	present		complement		vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A full complement is the whole number needed, such as a full crew.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 complement	det
2	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 complement	amod
3	complement	complement	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 number	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 number	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 number	det
6	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 number	amod
7	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	needed	need	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 number	acl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 crew	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 crew	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 crew	det
13	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 crew	amod
14	crew	crew	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 number	parataxis
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 number	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a full complement	the whole number					tree rules
2	need	participle		the whole number not said here					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Meaning 4

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees; each one is the complement of the other.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Complementary	complementary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 angles	amod
2	angles	angle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 add	nsubj
3	add	add	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 add	compound:prt
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 degrees	case
6	90	90	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 degrees	nummod
7	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 add	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 complement	punct
9	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	10 one	det
10	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 complement	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 complement	cop
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 complement	det
13	complement	complement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 add	parataxis
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 other	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 other	det
16	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 complement	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 add	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add up speech: assert	present	Complementary angles					to 90 degrees	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to degree=Co-Patient
2	is a	present	each one	the complement				of the other	tree rules

Meaning 5

Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

A complement is a word or phrase that completes the meaning after verbs like «be», as in «She is a doctor».

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 complement	det
2	complement	complement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 word	det
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 phrase	cc
7	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	conj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 completes	nsubj
9	completes	complete	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	acl:relcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 meaning	det
11	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 completes	obj
12	after	after	ADP	_	13 verbs	case
13	verbs	verb	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 completes	obl
14	like	like	ADP	_	16 be	case
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 be	punct
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 verbs	acl
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 completes	punct
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 doctor	punct
19	as	as	ADP	_	25 doctor	case
20	in	in	ADP	_	25 doctor	case
21	«	«	PUNCT	_	25 doctor	punct
22	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 doctor	nsubj
23	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	25 doctor	cop
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 doctor	det
25	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	appos
26	»	»	PUNCT	_	25 doctor	punct
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a complement	a word or phrase			tree rules
2	complete	present	a word or phrase	the meaning	after verbs		vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Eventuality
3	is in a quote	present	She			as a doctor	tree rules

Example 1

The red scarf complements her black coat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 complements	det
2	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 complements	amod
3	scarf	scarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 complements	compound
4	complements	complement	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 coat	nmod:poss
6	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 coat	amod
7	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 complements	appos
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 complements	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Chips complement fish perfectly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chips	chip	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fish	nsubj
2	complement	complement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fish	compound
3	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	_	3 fish	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fish	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

The complement of a 30-degree angle is 60 degrees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 complement	det
2	complement	complement	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 degrees	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 angle	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 angle	det
5	30-degree	30-degree	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 angle	compound
6	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 complement	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 degrees	cop
8	60	60	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 degrees	nummod
9	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 degrees	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the complement of a 30-degree angle	60 degrees					tree rules

Example 4

Our team has its full complement of eleven players.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 complement	nmod:poss
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 complement	amod
6	complement	complement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 players	case
8	eleven	eleven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 players	nummod
9	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 complement	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our team	team's full complement of eleven players					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent complement=Patient

Example 5

Blue and orange are complementary colours.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 colours	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 orange	cc
3	orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Blue	conj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 colours	cop
5	complementary	complementary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 colours	amod
6	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 colours	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		Blue complementary colours					tree rules

Example 6

Her quiet calm complemented his loud energy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 calm	nmod:poss
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 calm	amod
3	calm	calm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 complemented	nsubj
4	complemented	complement	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 energy	nmod:poss
6	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 energy	amod
7	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 complemented	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 complemented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	complement	participle	Her quiet calm	calm's loud energy					tree rules

Example 7

In «The soup is hot», «hot» is the complement.

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	SCONJ	_	6 hot	mark
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 hot	punct
3	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 soup	det
4	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hot	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 hot	cop
6	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 complement	advcl
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 hot	punct
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 hot	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 hot	punct
10	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 hot	conj
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 hot	punct
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 complement	cop
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 complement	det
14	complement	complement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 complement	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	the soup		hot property	tree rules
2	be in a quote		the soup not said here			tree rules
3	is a	present		the complement		tree rules

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