supper A2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈsʌpɚ/ UK /ˈsʌpə/ See IPA manual Freq #3700 Meanings 1 noun A meal eaten in the evening. We usually have supper at seven o'clock. 2 noun A light meal eaten shortly before going to bed. She made herself a cup of cocoa and a slice of toast for supper. 3 verb To eat an evening meal. They suppered together by the fire after a long day. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a meal eaten in the evening. dinner 3 verb · to eat an evening meal. dine More meal Word family Forms suppers Derived forms brupperlupperrere-suppersupper-hoursupper-time Related forms soup Common collocations supper club Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper. soper Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # supper **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌpɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌpə/ **Frequency rank:** 3700 ## Meanings 1. A meal eaten in the evening. 2. A light meal eaten shortly before going to bed. 3. To eat an evening meal. ## Examples - We usually have supper at seven o'clock. - She made herself a cup of cocoa and a slice of toast for supper. - They suppered together by the fire after a long day. ## Synonyms - meal ## Derived Forms - brupper - lupper - rere-supper - supper-hour - supper-time ## Related Forms - soup ## Roots and Affixes - Root: soper ## Etymology From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper. ## AI Etymology Supper is from Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper. In present-day use, it can mean a meal eaten in the evening, or a light meal eaten shortly before going to bed. Derived formations include brupper, lupper, rere-supper, supper-hour, supper-time. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown