The verb is pronounced /kɒmplɪment/. The noun is pronounced /kɒmplɪmənt/.
( complemented)
1.
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
VERB : V n
2.
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.
VERB : V n , V n
3.
Something that is a complement to something else complements it.
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser...
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N to n
4.
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...
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N of n
5.
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.
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