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complete

Meaning of complete

English

total, to the greatest degree

Deutsch

ganz und gar, ohne jede Einschränkung

complete

Pronunciation

British English
/kəmˈpliːt/
American English
/kəmˈpliːt/

complete with German translation

complete usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German

It was a complete surprise.

Das war eine komplette Überraschung.

🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German

That's complete nonsense.

Das ist kompletter Unsinn.

complete synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between complete, total, absolute, utter, and sheer

T
🇬🇧English
total

Same meaning, a bit more emotional: a total disaster.

very often

ENThe holiday was a total disaster.

absolute
🇬🇧English

Stronger and more emphatic: absolute nonsense.

often

ENWhat he said was absolute nonsense.

U
🇬🇧English
utter

Formal, used mostly with negative nouns: utter chaos.

rare word

ENAfter the storm, the town was in utter chaos.

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S
🇬🇧English
sheer

Pure, nothing but: sheer luck, sheer madness.

rare word

ENWe won by sheer luck.

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Questions about this word

What does complete mean?

total, to the greatest degree

How do you pronounce complete?

complete is pronounced /kəmˈpliːt/.

How is complete used in a sentence?

Das war eine komplette Überraschung. Translation: It was a complete surprise.

Is complete part of Adjectives vocabulary?

Yes, complete can be learned in the Adjectives topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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