"compliments" meaning in English

See compliments in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/ [General-American], /ˈkɒmplɪmənts/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-compliments.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} compliments
  1. plural of compliment Tags: form-of, plural Form of: compliment
    Sense id: en-compliments-en-noun-T8f59CUa
  2. Good wishes.
    Sense id: en-compliments-en-noun-uDAGzGtG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: with compliments

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/ [General-American], /ˈkɒmplɪmənts/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-compliments.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} compliments
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compliment Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: compliment
    Sense id: en-compliments-en-verb-1cgkEKal Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 19 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 11 83

Alternative forms

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