The difference between Complete and Top off
When used as verbs, complete means to finish, whereas top off means to fill or refill the final portion of something that is not empty, until it is completely full.
Complete is also noun with the meaning: a completed .
Complete is also adjective with the meaning: with all parts included.
check bellow for the other definitions of Complete and Top off
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Complete as a verb (transitive):
To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
Examples:
"He completed the assignment on time."
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Complete as a verb (transitive):
To make whole or entire.
Examples:
"The last chapter completes the book nicely."
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Complete as an adjective:
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
Examples:
"My life will be complete once I buy this new television."
"She offered me complete control of the project."
"After she found the rook, the chess set was complete."
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Complete as an adjective:
Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
Examples:
"When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin."
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Complete as an adjective:
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Examples:
"He is a complete bastard!"
"It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep."
"Our vacation was a complete disaster."
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Complete as an adjective (analysis, of a [[metric space]]):
In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
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Complete as an adjective (algebra, of a [[lattice]]):
In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
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Complete as an adjective (math, of a [[category]]):
In which all small limits exist.
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Complete as an adjective (logic, of a proof system of a [[formal system]] with respect to a given [[semantics]]):
In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
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Complete as an adjective (computing theory, of a [[problem]]):
That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).
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Complete as a noun:
A completed .
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Top off as a verb (US):
To fill or refill the final portion of something that is not empty, until it is completely full.
Examples:
"The waitress topped off my coffee every few minutes."
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Top off as a verb:
To complete, to put the finishing touch to (something).
Examples:
"The banquet was topped off with coffee and chocolate."