Completion

/kəmˈpliːʃən/

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Definitions

1

The act of finishing or bringing something to an end.

/kəmˈpliːʃən/

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Action

The act of completing something.

The completion of the bridge took two years.

💡 Simply: It's like finishing a puzzle. When you put the last piece in, you've reached completion!

👶 For kids: Finishing something.

More Examples

2

We celebrated the completion of our project.

How It's Used

Project Management

"The project's completion is scheduled for next month."

Education

"The completion of her thesis marked a significant milestone."

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & expressions

bring to completion

To finish something successfully.

"They finally brought the project to completion."

From Middle English *complecioun, from Old French complecion, from Latin complectiōn-, complectio 'a weaving together, embrace', from complectere 'to entwine, embrace'.

The word has been used in similar senses since Middle English.

Memory tip

Think of 'complete' – completion is the state of being complete.

Word Origin

Original meaning

"to weave together, embrace"

completion of a tasksuccessful completionon completion

Common misspellings

complitioncompleation

Usage

30%Spoken
70%Written