āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
compliment
/ËkÉmplÉĒËmÉnt/
Compliment
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž, āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻ
a comment on a person's looks, behavior, achievements, etc. that expresses one's admiration or praise for them
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She blushed at the compliment about her singing voice.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
to compliment
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to tell a person that one admires something about them such as achievements, appearance, etc.
Transitive: to compliment sb on a quality or achievement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Guests at the party were quick to compliment the host on the delicious and beautifully presented meal.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to express praise or admiration for the qualities or attributes of something
Transitive: to compliment the qualities of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He complimented the restaurant's ambiance and excellent service.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
complimentary
compliment
comply
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
