Meanings
nounincomplete sentence (plural incomplete sentences)
plural incomplete sentences
- grammarA group of words that appear to convey only part of a complete thought, lacking some component which is grammatically necessary to complete the thought.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不完整的句子
- 不完整的句子 (bù wánzhěng de jùzi)a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
Finnish epätäydellinen lause
- epätäydellinen lausea group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
French phrase incomplète
- phrase incomplètea group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
German unvollständiger Satz
- unvollständiger Satza group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
Japanese 不完全な文章
- 不完全な文章 (fukanzen na bunshō)a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
Russian непо́лное предложе́ние
- непо́лное предложе́ние (nepólnoje predložénije)a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
Cite this entry
APA
incomplete sentence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incomplete%20sentence
MLA
“incomplete sentence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incomplete%20sentence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incomplete sentence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incomplete%20sentence.
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