complete
part of speech
verb (complete, completes, completed, completing); adjective
meaning for a pupil
1) To complete something is to finish all of it. tree →
2) Complete means whole, with every part: «a complete set». tree →
3) Complete means total: «a complete surprise». tree →
4) To complete a form is to fill it in. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, complete means whole, with nothing missing. In the Writings it can also mean full (a complete reward) or to finish something (completed transgression, a building completed). Interpretation: The counting of seven complete weeks between Passover and Shavuot is called the Omer. Tradition says each week must be whole and unbroken. Boaz's blessing asks for a full and complete reward for Ruth. In the primary lessons: finishing work: homework, problems or a task finished; the completed part is taken from what was to do; «complete the sentence» means fill in the gap; phrases: «complete the table», «complete set», «completely», «complete sentence»
examples
- that they might be double beneath, and in like manner they should be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring. (Torah EXO.36.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete; (Torah LEV.23.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring; thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. (Torah EXO.26.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD recompense thy work, and be thy reward complete from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.' (Writings RUT.2.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have completed their transgression, there shall stand up a king of fierce countenance, and understanding stratagems. (Writings DAN.8.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed. (Writings EZR.5.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- She completed 12 of the 20 problems. tree →
- He completes 3 puzzles each day. tree →
- How many more pages to complete the book? tree →
- How many problems did she complete in all? tree →
- Complete the table with the missing numbers. tree →
- I need two more cards to complete my set. tree →
- The party was a complete surprise. tree →
- A complete sentence has a subject and a verb. tree →
note
What is completed is a part done; «left to complete» = total − done. With «each day» it is a rate. «completely» means totally.
In the corpora
- that they might be double beneath, and in like manner they should be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring.
- Sponsorship means people promise to give money to a charity if someone completes a challenge.
- Roots ending in t or te take -tion: act, action; invent, invention; complete, completion.
- A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense on its own.
- In a command, the subject «you» is understood, so «Stop.» is a complete sentence.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «complete» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.