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.

Verb forms

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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

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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supper club
a small entertainment venue where guests dine and enjoy evening performances

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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No song, no supper

Simplified etymology

Supper entered English in the Middle English period and goes back to the same root as sup, sip, and sop. Soup comes from the French form of the same word.

Etymology

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

soper Middle English

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Topics

Food & Drink

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# 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

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