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Understanding the Word "Completing"

Definition:
The word "completing" is the present participle form of the verb "complete." It refers to the action of making something whole or finished. When you are completing something, you are putting the final touches on it or bringing it to an end.

Usage Instructions

• As a Verb: "Completing" is often used to describe the action of finishing a task or project.
• In Sentences: Use "completing" to indicate that you are in the process of finishing something.

Example Sentences

1. Simple Usage:
   • "I am completing my homework right now."
   • "She is completing her painting."

Advanced Usage

• Adjective Form: "Completing" can also be used to describe something that helps to finish or make something whole, often referred to as a "complement."
  • Example: "The new curtains are completing the look of the room."

Word Variants

• Complete (verb): To finish something.

  • Example: "Please complete the form."

• Completion (noun): The state of being finished.

  • Example: "The completion of the project took six months."

• Completeness (noun): The state of being complete or whole.

  • Example: "The completeness of her work was impressive."

Different Meanings

• As a verb, "complete" means to finish something.
• In grammar, "complement" refers to a word or phrase that completes the meaning of a sentence.

Synonyms

• Finish
• Conclude
• Finalize
• Fulfill

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

• "Complete the circle": This idiom means to return to a starting point or to finish something that has been left unfinished.

  • Example: "After many years, he finally completed the circle by returning to his hometown."

• Phrasal Verb: "Wrap up": This means to finish something.

  • Example: "Let's wrap up this meeting."

Summary

"Completing" is a versatile word that primarily means to finish something, but it can also describe things that help finalize a whole.

Academic

Adjective

1. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

Synonyms

• complemental
• complementary