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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › complimentCOMPLIMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COMPLIMENT definition: 1. a remark that expresses approval, admiration, or respect: 2. an action that expresses approval…. Learn more.

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     COMPLIMENT meaning: 1. a remark that expresses approval,...

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     COMPLIMENTARY definition: 1. praising or expressing...

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     COMPLIMENT translate: 恭維話;讚揚話;奉承話, 讚揚;致敬;致意, 誇獎;讚揚;讚賞;恭維....

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   compliment in American English. (noun ˈkɑmpləmənt, verb ˈkɑmpləˌment) noun. 1. an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration. A sincere compliment boosts one's morale. 2. a formal act or expression of civility, respect, or regard. The mayor paid him the compliment of escorting him.

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   The meaning of COMPLIMENT is an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration; especially : an admiring remark. How to use compliment in a sentence. Is it complement or compliment?

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › complimentCOMPLIMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COMPLIMENT meaning: 1. a remark that expresses approval, admiration, or respect: 2. an action that expresses approval…. Learn more.

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   All you need to know about "COMPLIMENT" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › complimentCOMPLIMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   COMPLIMENT definition: 1. something that you say or do to show praise or admiration for someone: 2. used by someone to…. Learn more.

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   What does compliment mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! COMPLIMENT definition: 1. a remark that expresses approval, admiration, or respect: 2. an action that expresses approval…. Learn more.

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   What is a sense of compliment?

   • Senses of complement current in early Modern English, as "any observance that tends to give completeness to the expression of worship, honour, reverence, or the like" (Oxford English Dictionary, first edition) tend to shade into compliment, so that it is difficult to know if authors recognized a difference between the words.

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   What is the difference between complement and compliment?

   • Despite the difference in their meanings, both complement and compliment have roots in the Latin word complēre which means “to complete.” Complement remains true to that origin in its spelling and in its meanings that have to do with completing or completion.

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   Why do people compliment people?

   • Think of it as a haute couture compliment. So we have the pleasure of having had our work complimented by the man himself. She's so good people use her to compliment people in other professions. If you were smart and good at the subjects, people complimented you rather than deriding you for being a geek.

   COMPLIMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What is a good compliment?

   • That was a very good compliment. A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done. If you compliment someone, you say something nice about them. They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me.

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   Is complement a correct word?

   • Complement remains true to that origin in its spelling and in its meanings that have to do with completing or completion. Keep that connection in mind and there should be no question as to whether complement or compliment is the correct word to use in a given context.

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   Word Origin mid 17th cent.: from French compliment (noun), complimenter (verb), from Italian complimento ‘fulfilment of the requirements of courtesy’, from Latin complementum ‘completion, fulfilment’ (reflected in the earlier English spelling complement, gradually replaced by the French form between 1655 and 1715).