complementary
/ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri/adjective
उच्चारण कॉम्प्लिमेन्ट्री
पूरक
Core word
- 1
two people or things that are complementary are different but together form a useful or attractive combination
पूरक
- complementary skills
- complementary angles
- The two teachers have complementary teaching styles.
+ 2 more examples
- Red and green are complementary colours in some systems.
- Their skills are complementary, so they make a strong team.
Synonyms matching harmonious supplementary reciprocal
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
complementary (to sth)
Complementary says that two things are different, but together they make something fuller or better; it is followed by to.
'Complementary' बताता है कि दो चीज़ें अलग हैं पर साथ मिलकर कुछ पूर्ण या बेहतर बनाती हैं; इसके बाद 'to' आता है।
- Their skills are complementary to each other.
- A red scarf is complementary to a white kurta.
complementary + noun
It often comes before a noun such as colours, skills, medicine or roles.
यह प्रायः colours, skills, medicine या roles जैसी संज्ञाओं से पहले आता है।
- Blue and orange are complementary colours.
- The two partners have complementary skills.
complementary angles / medicine
In maths, complementary angles add up to 90 degrees; complementary medicine means treatment used beside regular medicine.
गणित में पूरक कोणों का योग 90 अंश होता है; 'complementary medicine' नियमित चिकित्सा के साथ प्रयुक्त उपचार है।
- Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees.
- Yoga is used as complementary medicine.
complementary vs. complimentary
Complementary (with e) means completing; complimentary (with i) means free or expressing praise. Students often swap them in exams.
'Complementary' (e के साथ) का अर्थ पूरक है; 'complimentary' (i के साथ) का अर्थ मुफ़्त या प्रशंसापूर्ण है। परीक्षा में इन्हें प्रायः मिला दिया जाता है।
- The hotel offers complimentary breakfast.
- The two courses are complementary.
+Collocations 4
adverb + complementary
perfectlyhighlymutuallylargelybroadly
- Their roles are perfectly complementary.
complementary + noun
coloursanglesskillsrolestherapiesfoods
- She chose complementary colours for the poster.
verb + complementary
beproveseemremain
- The two methods prove complementary, not rival.
complementary + to
to each otherto the main courseto formal study
- Reading newspapers is complementary to classroom study.
“More examples 5
- A good captain and a good coach have complementary strengths.
एक अच्छे कप्तान और एक अच्छे कोच की क्षमताएँ एक-दूसरे की पूरक होती हैं।
- In maths, if one angle is 30 degrees, its complementary angle is 60 degrees.
गणित में यदि एक कोण 30 अंश का है, तो उसका पूरक कोण 60 अंश का होता है।
- Dal and rice are complementary foods; together they give complete protein.
दाल और चावल पूरक आहार हैं; साथ मिलकर वे संपूर्ण प्रोटीन देते हैं।
- The two committees have complementary functions.
दोनों समितियों के कार्य एक-दूसरे के पूरक हैं।
- Mock tests are complementary to textbooks, not a substitute.
Mock tests पाठ्यपुस्तकों के पूरक हैं, उनका विकल्प नहीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The hotel gave us complementary breakfast.
✓ The hotel gave us complimentary breakfast.
Complimentary means free; complementary means completing.
'Complimentary' का अर्थ मुफ़्त है; 'complementary' का अर्थ पूरक है।
✗ Their skills are complementary with each other.
✓ Their skills are complementary to each other.
Complementary is followed by to, not with.
'Complementary' के बाद 'to' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart complementary (completing each other; angles adding to 90°) and complimentary (free; praising).
Complementary (एक-दूसरे का पूरक; 90° तक जुड़ने वाले कोण) और complimentary (मुफ़्त; प्रशंसात्मक) को अलग रखिए।