completes

Completes is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb complete. It is used when the subject of the clause is he, she, or it. For example: "She completes the assignment on time."

The verb complete has the base form complete, with inflected forms including completes, completed, and completing. The simple past tense and past participle are completed; the present participle is completing. In questions and negations, auxiliary do/does is used: "Does he complete the task?" "She does not complete the form."

In everyday use, to complete something means to finish it or to satisfy a requirement. In specialized contexts, the adjective complete describes a total or finished state, as in a complete set, a complete graph, or a complete metric space; related verbs include complete, completing, and completed. The word completes itself does not denote a distinct object or concept beyond its function as a verb form in standard English.

Etymology: complete comes from Latin completus, the past participle of complere "to fill up, finish," via Old French completer. The modern verb form follows regular English conjugation patterns for verbs ending in -ete.