(~ed)
1.
If one thing ~s another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.
Nutmeg, parsley and cider all ~ the flavour of these beans well.
= set off
VERB: V n
2.
If people or things ~ each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination.
There will be a written examination to ~ the practical test...
We ~ one another perfectly.
VERB: V n, V n
3.
Something that is a ~ to something else ~s it.
The green wallpaper is the perfect ~ to the old pine of the dresser...
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N to n
4.
The ~ 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 ~ of around a dozen officers and 250 men...
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n
5.
In grammar, the ~ 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 ~. In ‘They were students’, ‘students’ is the ~.
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