{
    "term": "complement",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "complement",
            "heSheIt": "complements"
        },
        "pastSimple": "complemented",
        "pastParticiple": "complemented",
        "ingForm": "complementing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to add to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive",
            "sensetop": "complement something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team needs players who **complement each other**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flavours in the dish complement each other perfectly."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["nicely", "well", "perfectly"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒmplɪment/",
                "audio": "co/complement/complement__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒmplɪments/",
                "audio": "co/complement/complements__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒmplɪmentɪd/",
                "audio": "co/complement/complemented__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒmplɪmentɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/complement/complementing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːmplɪment/",
                "audio": "co/complement/complement__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːmplɪments/",
                "audio": "co/complement/complements__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪd/",
                "audio": "co/complement/complemented__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/complement/complementing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘completion’): from Latin complementum, from complere ‘fill up’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + plere ‘fill’. Compare with compliment."
}