adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kəmˈpliːtli/
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CMU ARPABET:K AH0 M P L IY1 T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a complete manner; thoroughly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number “2” pencil.
I will have completely finished my degree by next July, when my thesis has been properly edited.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He is completely mad.
1975, Helen Schucman, A Course in Miracles/Workbook for Students, Lesson 75: The light has come, Keep a completely open mind, washed of all past ideas and clean of every concept you have made.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was wholly convinced
entirely satisfied with the meal
it was completely different from what we expected
was completely at fault
a totally new situation
the directions were all wrong
it was not altogether her fault
an altogether new approach
a whole new idea
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wholly, entirely, totally, all, altogether, whole
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
so as to be complete; with everything necessary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he had filled out the form completely
the apartment was completely furnished
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English complete Middle English -ly English -ly English completely From complete + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
179 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
krejtësisht
— in a complete manner
Arabic:
تَمَامًا
(tamāman)
— in a complete manner
Armenian:
ամբողջովին
(amboġǰovin)
— in a complete manner
Asturian:
completamente
— in a complete manner
Asturian:
dafechu
— in a complete manner
Bulgarian:
напълно
(napǎlno)
— in a complete manner
Bulgarian:
съвсем
(sǎvsem)
— in a complete manner
Catalan:
completament
— in a complete manner
Chinese Cantonese:
完全
(jyun4 cyun4)
— in a complete manner
Chinese Mandarin:
完全
(wánquán)
— in a complete manner
Chinese Mandarin:
徹底 /彻底
(chèdǐ)
— in a complete manner
Chinese Mandarin:
十分
(shífēn)
— in a complete manner
Chinese Mandarin:
全部地
(quánbùde)
— in a complete manner
Czech:
zcela
— in a complete manner
Czech:
úplně
— in a complete manner
Dagbani:
chaɣibi
— in a complete manner
Dutch:
compleet
— in a complete manner
Dutch:
volledig
— in a complete manner
Dutch:
volkomen
— in a complete manner
Esperanto:
komplete
— in a complete manner
Estonian:
täielikult
— in a complete manner
Estonian:
täiesti
— in a complete manner
Finnish:
täysin
— in a complete manner
Finnish:
kokonaan
— in a complete manner
Finnish:
tyystin
— in a complete manner
Finnish:
tyyten
— in a complete manner
Finnish:
tykkänään
— in a complete manner
French:
complètement
— in a complete manner
Galician:
completamente
— in a complete manner
Georgian:
მთლიანად
(mtlianad)
— in a complete manner
Georgian:
სრულად
(srulad)
— in a complete manner
German:
vollständig
— in a complete manner
German:
völlig
— in a complete manner
German:
ganz
— in a complete manner
Gothic:
𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉
(allandjō)
— in a complete manner
Ancient Greek:
πάντως
(pántōs)
— in a complete manner
Ancient Greek:
παντελῶς
(pantelôs)
— in a complete manner
Ancient Greek:
ὅλως
(hólōs)
— in a complete manner
Ancient Greek:
τελείως
(teleíōs)
— in a complete manner
Hebrew:
לגמרי
(le'gamre')
— in a complete manner
Hebrew:
לחלוטין
(lakhalutín)
— in a complete manner
Hindi:
बिलकुल
(bilkul)
— in a complete manner
Hindi:
एकदम
(ekdam)
— in a complete manner
Hungarian:
teljesen
— in a complete manner
Ido:
komplete
— in a complete manner
Italian:
completamente
— in a complete manner
Italian:
interamente
— in a complete manner
Italian:
del tutto
— in a complete manner
Italian:
totalmente
— in a complete manner
Italian:
pienamente
— in a complete manner
Japanese:
全く
(mattaku)
— in a complete manner
Japanese:
完全に
(kanzen ni)
— in a complete manner
Japanese:
完璧に
(kampeki ni)
— in a complete manner
Japanese:
すっかり
(sukkari)
— in a complete manner
Khmer:
ស្រុង
(srong)
— in a complete manner
Korean:
완전히
(wanjeonhi)
— in a complete manner
Krio:
kpatakpata
— in a complete manner
Central Kurdish:
بە تەواوی
(be tewawî)
— in a complete manner
Central Kurdish:
بە یەکجاری
(be yekcarî)
— in a complete manner
Latin:
admodum
— in a complete manner
Latin:
plēnē
— in a complete manner
Latvian:
pilnīgi
— in a complete manner
Latvian:
pilnām
— in a complete manner
Mongolian:
бүрмөсөн
(bürmösön)
— in a complete manner
Khiamniungan Naga:
thǖpēm
— in a complete manner
Norman:
compliètement
— in a complete manner
Occitan:
completament
— in a complete manner
Pashto:
بېخي
(bexi)
— in a complete manner
Plautdietsch:
gauns
— in a complete manner
Polish:
całkowicie
— in a complete manner
Polish:
w całości
— in a complete manner
Polish:
bezdennie
— in a complete manner
Polish:
bezwzględnie
— in a complete manner
Portuguese:
completamente
— in a complete manner
Portuguese:
totalmente
— in a complete manner
Romanian:
complet
— in a complete manner
Romanian:
completamente
— in a complete manner
Russian:
соверше́нно
(soveršénno)
— in a complete manner
Russian:
целико́м
(celikóm)
— in a complete manner
Russian:
по́лностью
(pólnostʹju)
— in a complete manner
Russian:
совсе́м
(sovsém)
— in a complete manner
Sanskrit:
केवल
(kevala)
— in a complete manner
Scottish Gaelic:
gu lèir
— in a complete manner
Sicilian:
dû propia
— in a complete manner
Slovene:
popôlnoma
— in a complete manner
Lower Sorbian:
ceło
— in a complete manner
Spanish:
completamente
— in a complete manner
Spanish:
enteramente
— in a complete manner
Spanish:
totalmente
— in a complete manner
Spanish:
del todo
— in a complete manner
Spanish:
de todo punto
— in a complete manner
Spanish:
en toda la línea
— in a complete manner
Spanish:
con armas y bagajes
— in a complete manner
Swedish:
fullständigt
— in a complete manner
Tocharian B:
attsaik
— in a complete manner
Turkish:
tamamen
— in a complete manner
Ukrainian:
по́вністю
(póvnistju)
— in a complete manner
Ukrainian:
цілко́м
(cilkóm)
— in a complete manner
Ukrainian:
зо́всім
(zóvsim)
— in a complete manner
Uzbek:
butunlay
— in a complete manner
Vietnamese:
hoàn toàn
— in a complete manner
Volapük:
löliko
— in a complete manner
Zazaki:
temamen
— in a complete manner
Zealandic:
glad
— in a complete manner
Arabic:
خالص
(ḵāliṣ)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Armenian:
կատարելապես
(katarelapes)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Armenian:
լրիվ
(lriv)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Azerbaijani:
tam şəkildə
— to the fullest extent or degree
Azerbaijani:
tamamilə
— to the fullest extent or degree
Azerbaijani:
bütünlüklə
— to the fullest extent or degree
Azerbaijani:
tam sürətdə
— to the fullest extent or degree
Belarusian:
зусім
(zusim)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Belarusian:
цалкам
(calkam)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Belarusian:
ушчэнт
(uščent)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Catalan:
totalment
— to the fullest extent or degree
Chinese Mandarin:
十分
(shífēn)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Chinese Mandarin:
...極了 /...极了
(jí le)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Chinese Mandarin:
...死了
(sǐ le)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Czech:
do mrtě
— to the fullest extent or degree
Dutch:
helemaal
— to the fullest extent or degree
Esperanto:
tute
— to the fullest extent or degree
Esperanto:
absolute
— to the fullest extent or degree
Finnish:
täysin
— to the fullest extent or degree
Finnish:
täydellisen
— to the fullest extent or degree
French:
complètement
— to the fullest extent or degree
German:
vollumfänglich
— to the fullest extent or degree
German:
ganz
— to the fullest extent or degree
Gothic:
𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉
(allandjō)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Ancient Greek:
ἄρδην
(árdēn)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Ancient Greek:
πάγχυ
(pánkhu)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Hungarian:
egészen
— to the fullest extent or degree
Hungarian:
teljesen
— to the fullest extent or degree
Icelandic:
aldeilis
— to the fullest extent or degree
Ingrian:
aivan
— to the fullest extent or degree
Ingrian:
aivon
— to the fullest extent or degree
Italian:
completamente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Italian:
interamente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Italian:
del tutto
— to the fullest extent or degree
Italian:
totalmente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Italian:
pienamente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Japanese:
全く
(mattaku)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Japanese:
まるっきり
(marukkiri)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Latin:
funditus
— to the fullest extent or degree
Latvian:
pilnīgi
— to the fullest extent or degree
Latvian:
pilnām
— to the fullest extent or degree
Norman:
compliètement
— to the fullest extent or degree
Old Norse:
ǫllungis
— to the fullest extent or degree
Pashto:
بېخي
(bexi)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Plautdietsch:
gauns
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
zupełnie
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
totalnie
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
całkowicie
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
bez reszty
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
do cna
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
do spodu
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
do szczętu
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
doszczętnie
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
kompletnie
— to the fullest extent or degree
Polish:
na sto procent
— to the fullest extent or degree
Portuguese:
completamente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Portuguese:
totalmente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Romanian:
complet
— to the fullest extent or degree
Romanian:
total
— to the fullest extent or degree
Russian:
соверше́нно
(soveršénno)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Russian:
совсе́м
(sovsém)
— to the fullest extent or degree
Scottish Gaelic:
dearg
— to the fullest extent or degree
Scottish Gaelic:
gu lèir
— to the fullest extent or degree
Slovene:
popôlnoma
— to the fullest extent or degree
Lower Sorbian:
ceło
— to the fullest extent or degree
Spanish:
totalmente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Spanish:
rematadamente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Spanish:
de todo punto
— to the fullest extent or degree
Spanish:
plenamente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Spanish:
rotundamente
— to the fullest extent or degree
Spanish:
en toda la línea
— to the fullest extent or degree
Swedish:
fullständigt
— to the fullest extent or degree
Ukrainian:
зо́всім
(zóvsim)
— to the fullest extent or degree