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- [suhp-er]
- /ˈsʌp ər/
- /ˈsʌp.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhp-er]
- /ˈsʌp ər/
Definitions of supper word
- noun supper the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day. 1
- noun supper any light evening meal, especially one taken late in the evening: an after-the-theater supper. 1
- adjective supper of or relating to supper: the supper dishes. 1
- adjective supper for, during, or including supper: a supper party. 1
- noun supper evening meal: light 1
- noun supper evening meal: dinner 1
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Origin of supper
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English sup(p)er < Old French souper, noun use of souper to sup1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Supper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
supper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
supper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for supper
noun supper
- blue plate — a plate, often decorated with a blue willow pattern, divided by ridges into sections for holding apart several kinds of food.
- brunch — Brunch is a meal that is eaten in the late morning. It is a combination of breakfast and lunch.
- din-din — dinner.
- dinner — the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- dos — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
verb supper
- breakfasted — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
- dine — to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
- eat out — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- lunching — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
Top questions with supper
- who painted the last supper?
- what is supper?
- where is the last supper?
- how much is the last supper worth?
- what is a supper club?
- when is supper?
- who betrayed jesus in the last supper?
- who made the last supper?
- what to make for supper?
- when was the last supper?
- what time is supper?
- what did jesus eat at the last supper?
- what is the difference between dinner and supper?
- where is the last supper painting?
- when was the last supper painted?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with su
- Words starting with sup
- Words starting with supp
- Words starting with suppe
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