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Latin
Etymology
Present participle of compleō.
Participle
complēns (genitive complentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- completing, fulfilling
- 4th-century CE, Jerome of Stridon (St. Jerome), Vulgate, 25:14
- nūbēs, et ventus, et pluviae nōn sequentēs, vir glōriōsus et prōmissa nōn complēns
- As clouds, and wind, when no rains followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfill his promises.
- (trans.: Douay-Rheims Bible)
- covering, overwhelming
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.