supplement
/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/US/ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/
supplement noun: something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
Noun
supplement (plural supplements)
- Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
- Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct
- Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.2013 March, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134
- An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.
- An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject; an additional section of a journal issue, or an additional issue, for a similar purpose.
- the literary supplement
- "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
- A vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development; the dosage form that conveys or embodies it (e.g., tablet, capsule, pill, powder, beverage).
- Vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids must come from either the diet or supplements.
- Menstruators are likelier to need an iron supplement than non-menstruators, whose diet alone is usually sufficient.
- A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
- There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.
- An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.
Verb
supplement (third-person singular simple present supplements, present participle supplementing, simple past and past participle supplemented)
- To provide or make a supplement to something.
- I supplement my income by working as a model.
- Using the countless tons of rock from the cliff-face, supplemented by much more from inland, they threw out a huge breakwater, 2,000 ft. long and 80 ft. high, roughly at right angles to the quay, so forming an almost completely sheltered corner. Fifty years later, this massive mole is still...1956 September, F. F. Nicholls, “Neyland, A Forgotten Harbour”, in Railway Magazine, page 632
- Synonyms:
- eke out
supplement meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
supplement in Hindi
- सप्लीमेंट
supplement in Tamil
- இணைப்பு, குறை நிரப்பு, குறைநிரப்பு, நாளிதழ் இணைப்பு, சேர்ப்பு, நாளிதழ்ச் சிறப்பிணைப்பு மலர்
supplement in Marathi
- पुरवणी
supplement in Urdu
- لاحقہ, ضمیمہ
More languagesFewer languages
- supplement in Bengali
- সম্পূরক বস্তু, সম্পূরক অংশ, পরিশিষ্ট, সম্পূরণ করা
- supplement in Telugu
- అంగము aṅgamu
- supplement in Malayalam
- അനുബന്ധം, ദിനപ്പത്രത്തിന്റെയും മറ്റും അനുബന്ധഭാഗം, ഉപപത്രം, പൂരിപ്പിക്കുക
- supplement in Kannada
- ಸೇರಿಕೆ, ಜೋಡಿಕೆ, ಪುರವಣಿ, ಸಾಪ್ತಾಹಿಕ ಪುರವಣಿ
- supplement in Punjabi
- ਸਪਲੀਮੈਂਟ, ਪੂਰਕ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ, ਪੂਰਕ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ
- supplement in Gujarati
- પુરવણી, સપ્લિમેન્ટ, પૂરવણી
- supplement in Odia
- ସପ୍ଲିମେଣ୍ଟ
- supplement in Sanskrit
- खिल khila, शेष śeṣa
- supplement in Tagalog
- kaladlad
- supplement in Arabic
- ملحق, مُكَمِّل mukammil
- supplement in Persian
- ویژهنامه vižanâma, مکمل mokammel
- supplement in Vietnamese
- phụ trương
Examples of supplement in a sentence
- She wasn't getting enough iron, so they prescribed a supplement.
- AI models will not completely replace the humans, she said, but will serve as a “supplement” intended to aid in the brand’s representation of various sizes, skin tones and ages.2023 April 3, Alaina Demopoulos, “Computer-generated inclusivity: fashion turns to ‘diverse’ AI models”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The...
Synonyms of supplement
Forms of supplement
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | supplements |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | supplements |
| present participle | supplementing |
| past participle | supplemented |
| past | supplemented |
Origin of supplement
From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).
Words formed from supplement
Questions about supplement
- What does supplement mean?
- Supplement means something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
- What is supplement in Hindi?
- Supplement in Hindi is सप्लीमेंट. See Supplement meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use supplement in a sentence?
- She wasn't getting enough iron, so they prescribed a supplement.
- What part of speech is supplement?
- Supplement can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce supplement?
- Supplement is pronounced /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of supplement?
- The plural of supplement is supplements.
Words near supplement in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: supplement (page history and authors); supplement (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); supplement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supplement (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); supplement (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supplement (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అంగము (Telugu) (page history and authors); supplement (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supplement (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supplement (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); supplement (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); supplement (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); खिल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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