What Does INCOMPLETE Mean?

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Definitions for INCOMPLETEˌɪn kəmˈplitin·com·plete

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. incomplete, uncompleteadjective

   not complete or total; not completed

   "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"

2. incomplete, uncompletedadjective

   not yet finished

   "his thesis is still incomplete"; "an uncompleted play"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incompletenoun

   Something incomplete.

2. incompletenoun

   A designation of being incomplete.

   He got four incompletes out of five courses last semester.

3. incompleteadjective

   Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

4. incompleteadjective

   Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incompleteadjective

   Not perfect; not finished.

   Etymology: in and complete.

   It pleaseth him in mercy to account himself incomplete and maimed without us. Richard Hooker.

   In incomplete ideas we are apt to impose on ourselves, and wrangle with others, especially where they have particular and familiar names. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incomplete

   Incomplete is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys from their comeback album, Never Gone. The power ballad was released in April 2005 as the group's first single since they decided to reunite after a two-year hiatus. It was written by Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, and Jess Cates, and it was produced by Muckala with Kevin Richardson on piano. The song was a commercial success. It peaked at number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was later certified Gold. It additionally became a major hit in several European countries and debuted at number one in Australia, becoming their only number-one hit there and receiving a Platinum sales certification.

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1. incomplete

   Incomplete is a term used to describe something that is not whole, finished, or fully formed. It refers to an object, task, or process that is lacking some of its parts or components, or one that has not yet reached its conclusion or fulfillment. This can range from an unfinished novel, an incomplete assignment, to a building that is still under construction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incompleteadjective

   not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective

2. Incompleteadjective

   wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower

3. Etymology: [L. incompletus: cf. F. incomplet. See In- not, and Complete.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incomplete

   "Incomplete" is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys from their comeback album, Never Gone. The power ballad was released in April 2005 as the group's first single since they decided to reunite after a three year hiatus. It was written by Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, and Jess Cates, and it was produced by Muckala. The song became one of their most successful singles, peaking at number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100, and charting within the top 10 of thirteen countries. It debuted at number one in Australia, becoming their first number-one hit in the country. The song has sold 250,000 units worldwide, which earned it gold certification. In the US, it was their last successful single of the 2000s, as the song still receives airplay on fewer adult contemporary radio stations in the United States and Canada. This song was also featured as a track on the 2005 compilation album "Now That's What I Call Music! 19"

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incomplete

   in-kom-plēt′, adj. imperfect.—adv. Incomplete′ly.—ns. Incomplete′ness, Incomplē′tion.

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How to pronounce INCOMPLETE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INCOMPLETE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INCOMPLETE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of INCOMPLETE in a Sentence

1. Elections Jim Allen:

   They’re looking at a preliminary report from January, and just recently, in the last week, they’ve filed a request for an updated report, they’re looking at incomplete data.

2. A.E. Samaan:

   A forgotten past is a past that is yet to be. A forgotten history is a memory missing from our collective conscience. An incomplete history is like an incomplete mind that has forgotten who it is and where it came from.

3. Kristan Hawkins:

   This is a painful, dangerous type of abortion, which has a higher risk of complication than surgical abortion, which can lead to incomplete abortion, meaning you're going to have to go back at the risk of getting infected and possibly life-threatening infection.

4. Sujatha Jahagirdar:

   President Obama gets an A for tackling this problem from multiple angles, but in terms of addressing the biggest problem, the troubling overuse and misuse of antibiotics on large factory farms, the administration gets an incomplete.

5. Terry Hartle:

   I think it’s incomplete and misleading, i hope people who look at it don’t read too much into it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INCOMPLETE
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incomplete
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INCOMPLETE
4. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incomplete
5. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INCOMPLETE
7. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=INCOMPLETE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INCOMPLETE
9. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=INCOMPLETE

Translations for INCOMPLETE

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• অসম্পূর্ণBengali
• diglokBreton
• incompletCatalan, Valencian
• neúplnýCzech
• ukompletDanish
• unvollständigGerman
• nekompleta, malkompletaEsperanto
• incompletoSpanish
• vaillinainen, puutteellinen, epätäydellinenFinnish
• incompletFrench
• neo-iomlanScottish Gaelic
• incompletoGalician
• անավարտ, պակաս, թերիArmenian
• incompletoItalian
• 中途半端, 不完全, 未完Japanese
• infectusLatin
• kohukuMāori
• അപൂര്‍ണ്ണംMalayalam
• inkompleetDutch
• incompletOccitan
• incompletoPortuguese
• incompletRomanian
• неполныйRussian

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