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Etymology edit

From Latin complēre.

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Verb edit

cómpiere or còmpiere (first-person singular present cómpio or còmpio, first-person singular past historic compiéi or (more common) compìi, past participle compiùto, first-person singular imperfect compiévo or (more common) compìvo, first-person singular future compierò or (more common) compirò, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive compiéssi or (more common) compìssi, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (transitive) to finish, to complete
  2. (intransitive) to turn [auxiliary essere]
    Compiono tredici anni oggi.They turn thirteen years old today.
  3. (intransitive) to turn out, to be realized (well or badly, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
    il lavoro è compiuto felicementethe work was realized successfully
  4. (intransitive) to be fulfilled (of a prophecy, wish, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
    la profezia è compiutathe prophecy has been fulfilled

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  1. ^ compiere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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