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 …

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.”

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 is the term used for a word or words that are needed to complete the meaning of an expression. Most phrases and clauses will include a complement of some kind. If you can't …

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 …

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

Mar 4, 2019 · Compliment and complement are commonly confused terms because they’re pronounced alike and originally shared some meanings. But over time, they’ve become …

complement noun [C] (GRAMMAR) a word or phrase that comes after the verb and gives more information about the subject of the verb

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.”

In set theory, the complement of a set A, often denoted by (or A′), [1] is the set of elements not in A. [2] When all elements in the universe, i.e. all elements under consideration, are considered …