Completion Meaning
/kəmˈpliː.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment.
nounThe conclusion of an act of conveyancing concerning the sale of a property.
Sentence Examples
I intend to take a month's vacation on completion of this work.
This building is near completion.
The completion of the new hospital building
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The project's ____ is scheduled for next Friday afternoon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The successful ____ of the bridge will finally connect the two towns.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin completio(n), from complere (“to fill up, complete”). By surface analysis, complet(e) + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"The hot pants of her mouth against his neck as he'd plunged into her wet heat had almost brought him to completion immediately."
— 2024, Sarah Mallory, Lucy Morris, Harlequin Historical - January 2025 - Box Set 2 of 2, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The project's ____ is scheduled for next Friday afternoon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The successful ____ of the bridge will finally connect the two towns.