completion

«completion» in Mova's school dictionary: finishing something, so it is all done — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (completion — usually uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Completion is finishing something, so it is all done. tree →

2) Completion is the state of being complete or whole. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, «on completion of the task» means when you have finished it. In building and projects «completion date» is when it will be finished. In maths, «percentage completion» shows how much of a job is done. Phrases: near completion, on completion, completion time.

examples

• The new library is near completion. tree →
• You get a certificate on completion of the course. tree →
• Hand in your sheet on completion. tree →
• The bridge took two years to reach completion. tree →
• The bar shows 75% completion. tree →
• Completion of the puzzle took all afternoon. tree →
• On the completion of their labours, a dispute arose as to which had made the most perfect work. tree →

note

Noun from «complete». Mostly uncountable. «On completion» is formal for «when finished». In maths: if 3 of 4 parts are done, completion is 3/4 = 75%.

In the corpora

• Roots ending in t or te take -tion: act, action; invent, invention; complete, completion.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «completion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.