supper

CEFRA1

/ˈsʌpə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An evening meal.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.

Examples

  • I don't eat supper because I want to lose some weight.

  • You should apologize to Dad for not coming home in time for supper.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.

  2. Food consumed before going to bed.

  3. An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.

More examples

In context

  • I've already had my supper.

  • We normally have supper at 7.

  • a fish supper

Synonyms

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After working late, he came home and ate a quick blank before going to bed.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper.