'complement' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'complement' with 4 example sentences.
- complement noun
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: a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
: a complete number or quantity
: number needed to make up a whole force
: something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
: one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
: either of two parts that mutually complete each other
- complement verb
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: make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
The wine complemented the meal perfectly.
Replace the complement with the appropriate pronoun.
You should complement your nutrition with vitamins.
A complete intransitive verb takes neither complement nor object.