Question 1 · Quick check
sup
CEFRC1
/sʌp/
verb · interjection
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To eat or drink, especially a small amount.
- 02
verb
Extra detailA sip; a small amount, of food or drink, water or rain.
Examples
Tom put the SUP in his SUV.
When you sup with the Devil, use a long spoon.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 4
Also pronounced
- /sup/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo eat supper.
To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
interjection
Extra meaningwhat's up (either as a greeting or actual question)
More examples
In context— Sup? — Not much.
There I'll sup / Balm and nectar in my cup.
We stood upon the forehead of the hills, / And lifted up our hearts in prayer; / And as we halted, reverent, / Meseemed that Nature o’er us bent, / That she did bid us sup / From bread she gave and from her cup.
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Origin
verb
Middle English soupen English sup The verb is from Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan (“to sip, drink, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze”), German saufen (“to drink, booze”), Swedish supa (“to drink, swallow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit सूप (sū́pa, “soup, broth”), from *sewe (“to take liquid”). More at suck. The noun is from the verb. There is no evidence of continuity with Old English supa. Compare Middle English soupe, from Old English sūpe, which has the same meaning as Middle English sope (“a mouthful or small amount of drink”), from Old English sopa, whence sop.