complement
com|ple|ment (complements complementing complemented)
The verb is pronounced /k'ɒmplɪment/ The noun is pronounced /k'ɒmplɪmənt/
1 [VERB] V n
If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.
Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well.
= set off
2 [VERB] V n, V n
If people or things complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination.
There will be a written examination to complement the practical test...
We complement one another perfectly.
3 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N to n
Something that is a complement to something else complements it.
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser...
4 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of n
The complement of things or people that something has is the number of things or people that it normally has, which enable it to function properly. (FORMAL)
Each ship had a complement of around a dozen officers and 250 men...
5 [N-COUNT]
In grammar, the complement of a link verb is an adjective group or noun group which comes after the verb and describes or identifies the subject. For example, in the sentence `They felt very tired', `very tired' is the complement. In `They were students', `students' is the complement.
The verb is pronounced /k'ɒmplɪment/ The noun is pronounced /k'ɒmplɪmənt/
1 [VERB] V n
If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.
Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well.
= set off
2 [VERB] V n, V n
If people or things complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination.
There will be a written examination to complement the practical test...
We complement one another perfectly.
3 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N to n
Something that is a complement to something else complements it.
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser...
4 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of n
The complement of things or people that something has is the number of things or people that it normally has, which enable it to function properly. (FORMAL)
Each ship had a complement of around a dozen officers and 250 men...
5 [N-COUNT]
In grammar, the complement of a link verb is an adjective group or noun group which comes after the verb and describes or identifies the subject. For example, in the sentence `They felt very tired', `very tired' is the complement. In `They were students', `students' is the complement.