Complement shares its first two syllables with the word complete, and its meanings relate to completion, as in "a tangy sauce that complements the rich dessert" and "artwork that is a …

The word complement most commonly refers to something that goes along with something else and serves to make it better or complete it. It’s also commonly used as a verb meaning to …

A complement is part of a word or phrase that completes the predicate (= the part of a sentence that gives information about the subject), as “nothing” in “They told him nothing.”

Complement comes from the Latin complementum, "something that fills up or completes." Complement keeps both the e and the meaning. It's also a verb; if you and your partner …

Dec 22, 2025 · complement (third-person singular simple present complements, present participle complementing, simple past and past participle complemented) To complete, to bring to …

To complement is to provide something felt to be lacking or needed; it is often applied to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other, to make a complete …

COMPLEMENT meaning: 1 : something that completes something else or makes it better; 2 : the usual number or quantity of something that is needed or used

Definition of complement verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To complement means to complete or perfect a whole; it often refers to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other: Statements from different points of …

A 'complement' is something that completes something else in some way. A 'compliment' is a courteous remark that expresses admiration.