verb/noun · neutral
complement
UK/ˈkɒmplɪˌment/US/ˈkɑːmplɪˌment/COM·ple·ment
Band 5-6task1task2speaking
(v) to add to something in a way that improves or completes it; (n) something that completes or goes well with something
Examples
“A visual summary complements the written report.”
“The new software is a complement to existing systems.”
“In Task 1, a table can complement a short paragraph for clarity.”
Band 8 sentence
“The qualitative interviews complement the quantitative findings, offering deeper insight into participants' motivations.”
Collocations
- complement each other
- complement the data/report/argument
Word family
complementary adjectivecomplementarily adverb
Common mistakes
confuse 'complement' with 'compliment'→complement
Say it for a higher band
5add to→6supplement→7+complement
Synonyms
supplement
Easily confused
compliment
“She received many compliments on her presentation.”
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