super

CEFRA2

/ˈsuːpə/

adjective · adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very good or excellent.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

Examples

  • I want champagne, and make sure its super bubbly.

  • Who do you think will win this year's Super Bowl?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsup̚ʔɐː]
  • [ˈsʉu̯.pɚ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).

  2. Of excellent quality, superfine.

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Absolutely; utterly.

More examples

In context

  • He is doing a super job.

  • Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.

  • I super don't care about that.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.