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compliment


Definition: Meaning of, compliment in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒmplɪmənt /

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compliment compliments
  1. [countable] a remark that shows you admire someone or something
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  2. take something as a compliment to be pleased about what someone says about you, even though they may not mean to be nice
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  3. [singular] an action that shows you admire someone
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  4. fish for compliments to try to make someone say something nice about you
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  5. compliments [plural] praise or good wishes
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  6. with the compliments of somebody/with our compliments formal used by a person or company when they send or give something to you
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  7. the compliments of the season old-fashioned used as a spoken or written greeting at Christmas and New Year
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  8. return the compliment to behave towards someone in the same way that they have behaved towards you
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  9. back-handed compliment British English American English something that someone says to you which is nice and not nice at the same time
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
compliment complimented complimented
Present Participle Third Person Singular
complimenting compliments
[transitive]
  1. to say something nice to someone in order to praise them
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compliment used in phrases

  • compliment slip (noun)
    1. a small piece of paper with a company's name and address on it, which it sends with goods instead of a letter
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