American Dictionary
Definition complement in American English
complement
noun
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[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
something that is added to something else
Her youthful energy will be a welcome complement to the strength and experience of the team.
something that combines well with something else
the department with the largest complement of employees
We already have our full complement of workers.
in active clauses, the part of a clause that comes after a linking verb such as 'be', 'seem', or 'appear' and identifies or describes the subject. A complement is usually a noun or adjective. For example in the sentences 'Parking is always a problem in city-centres' and 'Sometimes the future seems very uncertain', the complements are 'a problem' and 'very uncertain'.
