complimentary
part of speech
adjective (complimentary)
meaning for a pupil
1) Free, given without charge: «complimentary drinks». tree →
2) Saying nice things, praising: «She was very complimentary about my drawing». tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life hotels give complimentary breakfasts, toiletries and Wi-Fi, which means free. In school, a complimentary comment praises your work. In maths problems complimentary items cost nothing (price zero).
examples
- Breakfast is complimentary at this hotel. tree →
- The teacher was very complimentary about my story. tree →
- We got complimentary tickets to the show. tree →
- The restaurant gave us a complimentary dessert. tree →
- Her comments were complimentary. tree →
- Complimentary water is on the table. tree →
- So the tortoise climbed into the boat, the fisherman helping him, and after an exchange of complimentary speeches the tortoise said: tree →
note
Do not confuse with «complementary» (with an «e»), which means going well together or completing something; in maths «complementary angles» add up to 90 degrees. «Complimentary» = praise or free.
Trees and pragmatics
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