(* To compliment is to praise or acknowledge positively. The separate word "to complement" is to make complete or improve by addition.)
"The actor receives each compliment with a well-practiced smile."
"Susan smiled when Jack gave her a compliment about her new dress."
"I was the first to compliment him on his straight teeth after he got his braces off."
I got a good compliment about my new shirt.
Her neighbors would often compliment her on her lovely garden. How can I compliment the boss without seeming like a boot licker?
A subject compliment is a phrase or clause that follows a linking word and completes the subject of the sentence by renaming it or by describing it.
A subject compliment is a phrase or clause that follows a linking word and completes the subject of the sentence by renaming it or by describing it.
you bedazzled me till i was speechless
His weak compliment thinly veiled his derogatory demeanor.
That girl is nice. that was nice of you
The word 'compliment' is both a noun (compliment, compliments) and a verb (compliment, compliments, complimenting, complimented).The noun 'compliment' is a word for an expression of respect, affection, or admiration.Example: The critic gave you a compliment in his review.The verb 'compliment' is to say something nice to or about someone.Example: I'd like to compliment the chef on that lovely dessert.
Un compliment is a masculine noun in French.
The word "compliment" is pronounced as "KAHM-pluh-muhnt."
Yes. I see no reason why not. Compliment and critique are not mutually exclusive.
In English grammar, a compliment is a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and describes or renames the subject, completing the meaning of the sentence. Compliments can be either predicate adjectives, which describe the subject, or predicate nouns, which rename the subject.