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Michael01 Junior Member Posts: 3

posted November 14, 2007 12:27 AM     what is the difference between: incomplete vs. uncompleted

<Richard, Moderator>

posted November 14, 2007 05:42 PM     Hello, Michael!  This is quite tricky, but I'll give it a go. When we use incomplete, we're focusing on the condition something is in at that moment and stating that it's missing something. When we use uncompleted, we're focusing more on the fact that work still needs to be done on or to something in order to finish it. We're not thinking so much about the fact that something is missing (as we are with incomplete), but on the fact that this is still a work in progress. I hope that helps, Michael. Richard

Izzy loves you all Member Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 4656

posted November 15, 2007 12:26 PM      INCOMPLETE (adj)"”missing something necessary to the whole (implying that it may or could be completed in future). UNCOMPLETED (adj)"”something slated for completion but not completed (implying that it perhaps never will be). 1. The report is incomplete, lacking data that has recently become available. 2. At the time of the author's death, she left several manuscripts uncompleted. Izzy loves you all

<Richard, Moderator>

posted November 15, 2007 08:54 PM     Ismael, is there something missing in the explanation I left for Michael??? Richard

James Oliver Junior Member Location: West Africa Posts: 1

posted May 08, 2013 06:06 PM      Incomplete and uncompleted simply means not completed according to the advance learner dictionary but both are slightly different. Incomplete simply means something that needs its part that has been taken away.for example a house that needs renovation is incomplete not uncomplete because it was first complete but due to time or weather it lost something or its part that needs to be put to make it complete again. While uncomplete simply means something that was never completed.for example a house under construction(not renovation) and its not yet finished is said to be uncompleted because it was never complete. This message has been edited. Last edited by: Rachel, Moderator,May 09, 2013 09:30 AM