complement predicate

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• complement — n Complement, supplement are comparable both as nouns meaning one thing that makes up for a want or deficiency in another thing and as verbs meaning to supply what is needed to make up for such a want or deficiency. Complement implies a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• complement — complement, compliment, complementary, complimentary 1. Complement and compliment each function as noun and verb; in pronunciation they are largely indistinguishable except that in the verbal function compliment has a fuller i sound in its second …   Modern English usage

• complement — ► NOUN 1) a thing that contributes extra features to something else so as to enhance or improve it. 2) the number or quantity that makes something complete. 3) a word or words used with a verb to complete the meaning of the predicate (e.g. happy… …   English terms dictionary

• complement — [käm′plə mənt; ] for v [., käm′pləment΄] n. [ME < L complementum, that which fills up or completes < complere: see COMPLETE] 1. that which completes or brings to perfection 2. the amount or number needed to fill or complete 3. a complete… …   English World dictionary

• Complement (linguistics) — In grammar the term complement is used with different meanings. The primary meaning is a word, phrase or clause which is necessary in a sentence to complete its meaning. We find complements which function as an argument (i.e. of equal status to… …   Wikipedia

• Predicate (grammar) — In traditional grammar, a predicate is one of the two main parts of a sentence (the other being the subject, which the predicate modifies). In current linguistic semantics, a predicate is an expression that can be true of something. Thus, the… …   Wikipedia

• complement — complementer, n. n. /kom pleuh meuhnt/; v. /kom pleuh ment /, n. 1. something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. 2. the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers …   Universalium

• complement — com•ple•ment n. [[t]ˈkɒm plə mənt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌmɛnt[/t]] n. 1) something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal[/ex] 2) the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of bridge… …   From formal English to slang

• complement — noun /ˈkɒmpləmənt / (say kompluhmuhnt) 1. that which completes or makes perfect. 2. the quantity or amount that completes anything. 3. either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole. 4. full quantity or amount; complete allowance. 5.… …  

• complement — n. 1) a full complement 2) (naval) a ship s complement ( crew ) 3) (grammar) a predicate complement 4) a complement to * * * [ kɒmplɪment] (grammar) a predicate complement a full complement a complement to (naval) a ship s complement ( crew ) …   Combinatory dictionary

• complement — noun kɒmplɪm(ə)nt 1》 a thing that contributes extra features to something else so as to enhance or improve it. 2》 the number or quantity that makes something complete: we have a full complement of staff. 3》 Grammar a word, phrase, or clause… …   English new terms dictionary