German word

vollständig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfɔlʃtɛndɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectivecomplete

Example

Ich habe die vollständige Liste gespeichert.

I saved the complete list.

Illustration for vollständig (complete)

More examples

Haben Sie vollständige Daten für die Registrierung?

Do you have complete data for registration?

Core concept

A finished puzzle showing every piece in its proper place.

Common phrases

  • vollständige Daten

    complete data

  • vollständige Antwort

    complete answer

Similar words

komplett: Having everything required, with no missing parts or information.
ganz: Existing as one uninterrupted whole rather than in separate pieces.

Definition in German

In allen Teilen vorhanden und ohne Auslassungen

Word origin

Vollständig grew from the compound voll plus ständig, whose older sense referred to something standing or remaining, and came to describe a complete whole.

Usage tips

  • Komplett is common in colloquial German, while vollständig is frequent in careful and formal writing.

Other meanings

  • completelyadverb
  • entireadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • Vollständigkeitcompletenessnoun
  • Vervollständigungcompletionnoun

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