--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 55 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/55/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 55 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* To complete something is to finish all of it.[↗](../../complete/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Complete means whole, with every part: «a complete set».[↗](../../complete/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Complete means total: «a complete surprise».[↗](../../complete/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To complete a form is to fill it in.[↗](../../complete/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She completed 12 of the 20 problems.[↗](../../complete/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He completes 3 puzzles each day.[↗](../../complete/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many more pages to complete the book?[↗](../../complete/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many problems did she complete in all?[↗](../../complete/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Complete the table with the missing numbers.[↗](../../complete/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I need two more cards to complete my set.[↗](../../complete/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The party was a complete surprise.[↗](../../complete/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A complete sentence has a subject and a verb.[↗](../../complete/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · that they might be double beneath, and in like manner they should be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring.[↗](../../complete/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../complete/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete; (Torah LEV.23.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../complete/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring; thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.[↗](../../complete/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.26.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../complete/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD recompense thy work, and be thy reward complete from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.'[↗](../../complete/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings RUT.2.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../complete/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have completed their transgression, there shall stand up a king of fierce countenance, and understanding stratagems.[↗](../../complete/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.8.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../complete/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.[↗](../../complete/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.5.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../complete/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **completely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Completely means fully, totally, with nothing left out.[↗](../../completely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A completely full glass has no room for more.[↗](../../completely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It makes a word stronger: completely different, completely right.[↗](../../completely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The tank is completely full with 40 liters.[↗](../../completely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She completely ate 3 pizzas.[↗](../../completely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wall is completely painted after 5 hours.[↗](../../completely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How long until the pool is completely filled?[↗](../../completely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I completely forgot my homework.[↗](../../completely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The snow melted completely by noon.[↗](../../completely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The two pictures are completely different.[↗](../../completely/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He was completely soaked by the rain.[↗](../../completely/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole church was completely buried in sand.[↗](../../completely/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Our author endeavors to show the gradual emanation of all things from God, which were completely finished in ten spheres.[↗](../../completely/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../completely/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **completion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Completion is finishing something, so it is all done.[↗](../../completion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Completion is the state of being complete or whole.[↗](../../completion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new library is near completion.[↗](../../completion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You get a certificate on completion of the course.[↗](../../completion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hand in your sheet on completion.[↗](../../completion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge took two years to reach completion.[↗](../../completion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bar shows 75% completion.[↗](../../completion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Completion of the puzzle took all afternoon.[↗](../../completion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On the completion of their labours, a dispute arose as to which had made the most perfect work.[↗](../../completion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer.[↗](../../completion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../completion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **complex** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Complex means made of many connected parts and hard to understand or explain.[↗](../../complex/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A complex is a group of buildings used for one purpose, as in «a sports complex».[↗](../../complex/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A complex is a strong, worried feeling about something, as in «He has a complex about his height».[↗](../../complex/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (science) A complex is a group of things that work together, like a complex of chemicals.[↗](../../complex/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This puzzle is quite complex.[↗](../../complex/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The human brain is very complex.[↗](../../complex/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We swim at the new leisure complex.[↗](../../complex/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A complex sentence has a main clause and a subordinate clause.[↗](../../complex/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a complex about her freckles.[↗](../../complex/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rules of the game were too complex for my little brother.[↗](../../complex/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is evident that the traditions from which the popular conception of the ghostly enemy has been evolved must have been of a complex and even conflicting character.[↗](../../complex/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **complexion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The natural colour and look of a person's skin, especially on the face.[↗](../../complexion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) The general character or look of something.[↗](../../complexion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had a fair complexion and rosy cheeks.[↗](../../complexion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cold made his complexion pale.[↗](../../complexion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole complexion of the story changed when the stranger arrived.[↗](../../complexion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **compliance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Obeying a rule, law, request or order.[↗](../../compliance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The habit of doing what other people want, sometimes too easily.[↗](../../compliance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* All toys must be in compliance with safety rules.[↗](../../compliance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The school checked compliance with the uniform policy.[↗](../../compliance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Compliance with the law is everyone's duty.[↗](../../compliance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The inspector made sure of the restaurant's compliance with hygiene rules.[↗](../../compliance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He nodded in compliance.[↗](../../compliance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Compliance with seatbelt laws saves lives.[↗](../../compliance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The company was fined for lack of compliance.[↗](../../compliance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In conclusion, the voice assured her, that compliance with the above conditions would insure for her a safe return to the realms of light.[↗](../../compliance/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **complicated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Complicated means having many parts or steps, so it is hard to understand or do.[↗](../../complicated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Complicated describes a situation with many problems or feelings mixed up.[↗](../../complicated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This puzzle is too complicated for me.[↗](../../complicated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The recipe looks complicated, but it isn't.[↗](../../complicated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Break a complicated problem into smaller steps.[↗](../../complicated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rules of the game are complicated.[↗](../../complicated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «It's complicated,» she said about her family.[↗](../../complicated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A watch has complicated parts inside.[↗](../../complicated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Kay made all sorts of figures, the most complicated, for it was an ice-puzzle for the understanding.[↗](../../complicated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **compliment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A compliment is something nice you say to praise someone or show you admire them.[↗](../../compliment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To compliment someone is to say something nice about them or what they did.[↗](../../compliment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Compliments» (formal) means good wishes, as in «with our compliments».[↗](../../compliment/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She paid me a compliment about my drawing.[↗](../../compliment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When someone gives you a compliment, say thank you.[↗](../../compliment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He complimented the cook on the delicious meal.[↗](../../compliment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "You worked really hard" is a good compliment.[↗](../../compliment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'll take that as a compliment\![↗](../../compliment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox flattered the crow with false compliments.[↗](../../compliment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My teacher complimented me on my neat writing.[↗](../../compliment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Free drinks with the compliments of the hotel.[↗](../../compliment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “In a way,” said Smee, “it’s sort of a compliment.”[↗](../../compliment/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **complimentary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Free, given without charge: «complimentary drinks».[↗](../../complimentary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Saying nice things, praising: «She was very complimentary about my drawing».[↗](../../complimentary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Breakfast is complimentary at this hotel.[↗](../../complimentary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher was very complimentary about my story.[↗](../../complimentary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We got complimentary tickets to the show.[↗](../../complimentary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The restaurant gave us a complimentary dessert.[↗](../../complimentary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her comments were complimentary.[↗](../../complimentary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Complimentary water is on the table.[↗](../../complimentary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · So the tortoise climbed into the boat, the fisherman helping him, and after an exchange of complimentary speeches the tortoise said:[↗](../../complimentary/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **comply** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To comply is to do what a rule, law, order or request says.[↗](../../comply/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To comply with something means to obey it or meet its standard.[↗](../../comply/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* All visitors must comply with the safety rules.[↗](../../comply/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The driver complied and pulled over.[↗](../../comply/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The toy was taken off the shelves because it did not comply with safety standards.[↗](../../comply/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If you do not comply, you will lose your break time.[↗](../../comply/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She complied with her mum's request and tidied her room.[↗](../../comply/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school complies with the new law on healthy lunches.[↗](../../comply/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The prisoners refused to comply with the guard's orders.[↗](../../comply/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The poor Prince had been getting quite thin with anxiety and annoyance, and was only too delighted to comply with her request.[↗](../../comply/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **component** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the parts that something is made of, especially a machine or a system.[↗](../../component/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) A part of a circuit, such as a bulb, battery, wire or switch.[↗](../../component/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths) A part of something larger, like the parts of a vector.[↗](../../component/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A bulb, a wire and a battery are components of a circuit.[↗](../../component/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The car factory makes engine components.[↗](../../component/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Exercise is an important component of a healthy life.[↗](../../component/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw the circuit using the right component symbols.[↗](../../component/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The kit has all the components you need to build the robot.[↗](../../component/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each component must be checked for safety.[↗](../../component/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Listening is a key component of good teamwork.[↗](../../component/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **comport** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To comport yourself is to behave in a particular way.[↗](../../comport/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To comport with something is to agree with it or suit it.[↗](../../comport/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She comported herself with great dignity at the funeral.[↗](../../comport/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pupils must comport themselves well on the trip.[↗](../../comport/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad did not comport himself like a gentleman.[↗](../../comport/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His words do not comport with his actions.[↗](../../comport/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight comported himself bravely.[↗](../../comport/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to comport yourself sensibly.[↗](../../comport/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **compose** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To compose music, a poem or a letter is to write or create it.[↗](../../compose/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To be composed of means to be made of parts: «Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen».[↗](../../compose/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To compose yourself is to calm down and control your feelings.[↗](../../compose/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mozart composed music when he was very young.[↗](../../compose/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class composed a poem about the sea.[↗](../../compose/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Air is composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.[↗](../../compose/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She took a deep breath and composed herself.[↗](../../compose/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Compose a letter to your local council.[↗](../../compose/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team is composed of eleven players.[↗](../../compose/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was nothing that she did not seem to know, and as for songs she not only could sing those from every part of Brittany, but could compose them herself.[↗](../../compose/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **composed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* «Composed of»: made of or formed from certain parts (water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen).[↗](../../composed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Wrote or created music, a poem or a letter.[↗](../../composed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Calm and in control of your feelings.[↗](../../composed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.[↗](../../composed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The number 47 is composed of 4 tens and 7 ones.[↗](../../composed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mozart composed music when he was a child.[↗](../../composed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The team is composed of eleven players.[↗](../../composed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She stayed calm and composed during the fire drill.[↗](../../composed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He composed a poem for his mum.[↗](../../composed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The class is composed of 14 boys and 16 girls.[↗](../../composed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He hath formed, weighed, transmuted, composed, and created with these twenty-two letters every living being, and every soul yet uncreated.[↗](../../composed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../composed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He hath formed, weighed, and composed with these twenty-two letters every soul, and the soul of everything which shall hereafter be.[↗](../../composed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../composed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · After that our father Abraham had seen, and pondered over, investigated, and understood these things, he designed, engraved, and composed them, and received them into his power (hands).[↗](../../composed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../composed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are those that are composed in collections; they are given from one shepherd.[↗](../../composed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.12.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../composed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **composedly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Composedly means in a calm, steady way, with your feelings under control.[↗](../../composedly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She answered the judge composedly.[↗](../../composedly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Despite the noise, he sat composedly in his chair.[↗](../../composedly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice replied composedly, though she was puzzled.[↗](../../composedly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot spoke composedly to the passengers.[↗](../../composedly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat sat composedly washing its face.[↗](../../composedly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He composedly folded his napkin.[↗](../../composedly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "I must encounter the peril," answered Jason, composedly, "since it stands in the way of my purpose."[↗](../../composedly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **composer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A composer is a person who writes music, such as songs, symphonies, operas or film music.[↗](../../composer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mozart was a composer who began writing music as a child.[↗](../../composer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Beethoven was a composer who became deaf.[↗](../../composer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · John Williams is the composer of many film tunes.[↗](../../composer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Today we are composers: make up a four-bar tune.[↗](../../composer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The composer conducted the orchestra herself.[↗](../../composer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Who is your favourite composer?[↗](../../composer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **composite** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Made of several different parts or kinds joined together.[↗](../../composite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A thing made by joining many parts, such as a picture built from several pictures.[↗](../../composite/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The tale is a composite of three old stories.[↗](../../composite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class made a composite picture from all our drawings.[↗](../../composite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Make a composite of the two versions and compare them.[↗](../../composite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **composition** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* What something is made of; its parts and how much of each (the composition of air).[↗](../../composition/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A piece of music, art or writing someone has created.[↗](../../composition/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A short school essay (UK, old-fashioned).[↗](../../composition/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The way the parts of a picture or photo are arranged.[↗](../../composition/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* In maths, putting two functions or shapes together.[↗](../../composition/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Air's composition is mostly nitrogen and oxygen.[↗](../../composition/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mozart wrote his first composition as a child.[↗](../../composition/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a composition about your holiday.[↗](../../composition/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The painting has a lovely composition.[↗](../../composition/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The class studied the composition of soil.[↗](../../composition/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The composition of the team changed after the injury.[↗](../../composition/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "I have never heard a more beautiful composition.[↗](../../composition/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.[↗](../../composition/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.30.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../composition/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.[↗](../../composition/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.30.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../composition/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · But the time of its composition and the name of its author have not yet been ascertained, despite of the most elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists.[↗](../../composition/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../composition/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **compost** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dark, crumbly mixture made from rotted plant and food waste, used to feed the soil and help plants grow.[↗](../../compost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To put waste such as peelings and leaves in a heap or bin so it rots into compost.[↗](../../compost/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We put apple cores in the compost bin.[↗](../../compost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Worms help turn waste into compost.[↗](../../compost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran digs compost into her vegetable beds.[↗](../../compost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not put meat or plastic in the compost.[↗](../../compost/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The compost heap felt warm inside.[↗](../../compost/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class started composting the fruit from snack time.[↗](../../compost/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Compost makes the soil rich and dark.[↗](../../compost/#x7 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