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completed vs complete

Both 'completed' and 'complete' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Completed' is the past participle form of the verb 'complete' and is used when referring to something that has been finished or done. 'Complete' is an adjective used to describe something that is whole or entire.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 1347 views

completed

This is the past participle form of the verb 'complete' and is used to indicate that something has been finished or done.

Use 'completed' when referring to something that has been finished or done in the past. For example, 'The project was completed on time.'

Examples:

The task was completed yesterday.
She completed her studies last year.
The report has been completed.
They completed the renovation ahead of schedule.
The construction work will be completed by next month.

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You have completed your mandatory hour of bondage...
Zeus was completed a month ago.
Actually, Nick never completed a full rehabilitation cycle.
Prosecution has completed examination with this witness.
The last major renovation and restoration was completed in 2009.
Please hold your applause until I have completed...
The search team's completed operations.
The Northeast map must be completed soon.
Records indicate the execution was completed.
Hercules had completed his labors and returned home.
The witches completed their dreaded Grand Rite.
Intergalactic Gate network should be completed soon, so...
1969 French Guiana Space Centre completed.
You have completed your fast-track Level Six.
Circumcision is rapid and completed in a single session.
Both groups initially completed 9-10 all-out sprints before total exhaustion.
Clockwork Angels was completed following this tour.
Over two thirds of completed dance projects have been successful.
They include: Main Building, completed 1828.
Beginning 1 February 2002 the acquisition was completed.

Alternatives:

finished
done
accomplished
concluded
fulfilled

complete

This is an adjective used to describe something that is whole or entire.

Use 'complete' when describing something that is whole, entire, or lacking nothing. For example, 'The puzzle is complete.'

Examples:

The team worked together to complete the project.
The collection is now complete.
Please fill in all the fields to complete the form.
The picture is complete with the frame.
The meal was a complete disaster.

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Open fire when stabilizer syncro is complete.
My internship was a complete failure.
Only he possesses complete dominance over himself.
We believe that complete transparency for farmers is essential.
This Parliament anxiously awaits this complete reform programme.
And your team is now complete.
So this letter arriving today was a complete shock.
93% of allogeneic patients showed complete chimerism.
Another plaintiff is a complete game changer.
Our members pay for complete discretion.
Our deal actually isn't complete.
Last weekend was a complete disaster.
They respond to my complaints by complete silence.
My clearance allows complete access to the archives.
That your training was almost complete.
Hold eyelids open to ensure complete contact with water.
Which was followed by your complete breakdown.
Cortical nerve clusters show complete inactivity.
A complete layout of your upstairs office.
Both our peoples are threatened with complete annihilation.

Alternatives:

whole
entire
intact
full
total

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