complement
/ˈkɑmpləmənt/ verb C2- To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.
- To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole. · The flavors of the pepper and garlic complement each other, giving a very rich taste in combination.
- To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.
He/she/it complements · Past complemented · Past participle complemented · -ing form complementing
Verb forms
- Base form
- complement
- He/she/it
- complements
- Past
- complemented
- Past participle
- complemented
- -ing form
- complementing
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and his predecessors; and he saw that the complement was not half empty.
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