noun / verb · academic
complement
UK/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/US/ˈkɑːmplɪmənt/COM·ple·ment
Band 6-7speakingtask2task1
something that completes or goes well with something; to complete or enhance by providing something additional
Examples
“The new evidence complements previous studies by offering data from a different region.”
“A good mentor can be a valuable complement to formal education.”
“The scarf is the perfect complement to her dress.”
Band 8 sentence
“The qualitative interviews complement quantitative surveys by providing context and explanations for the numerical trends.”
Collocations
- complementary skills / complementary role
- serve as a complement to
Word family
complement noun / verbcomplementary adjectivecomplementarily adverb
Common mistakes
compliment→complement
complete→complement
Say it for a higher band
5add to→6complete→7+complement
Synonyms
supplement
enhance
Easily confused
compliment
“He gave her a sincere compliment on her presentation.”
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