completed
English meaning: Completed
Definition
To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
Example
“He completed the assignment on time.”
Another example: “Once you have completed the form, please hand it to the receptionist.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense and adjective of 'complete': finished or whole ('a completed form', 'the project is completed'). Common in administration, construction and education. Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'completus' 'filled up', past participle of 'complere' 'to fill up', from 'com-' + 'plere' 'to fill'; 14th century.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- incomplete
- unfinished
Related Words
Common Collocations
- recently completed
- successfully completed
- completed form
- completed project
- newly completed
- completed work
Word Forms
complete (v); completes; completed; completing; completion (n); complete (adj)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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