supplement

noun

/ˈsʌplɪmənt/

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a thing that is added to something else to improve or complete it
- vitamin/dietary supplements (= vitamins and other foods eaten in addition to what you usually eat)
- supplement to something Industrial sponsorship is a supplement to government funding.
Extra Examples
- The farmer adds a supplement to the horse's feed.
- women who take a daily supplement of folic acid
- means-tested supplements to the basic pension
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- useful
- valuable
- colour/color
- …
verb + supplement
- provide (somebody/something with)
- add
- take
- …
preposition
- supplement to
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an extra separate section, often in the form of a magazine, that is sold with a newspaper
- the Sunday colour supplements
- Our special supplement is packed with ideas for healthy hair.
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- article
- columnist
- editorial
- feature
- headline
- journalist
- newspaper
- obituary
- review
- supplement
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- useful
- valuable
- colour/color
- …
verb + supplement
- provide (somebody/something with)
- add
- take
- …
preposition
- supplement to
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supplement (to something) a book or a section at the end of a book that gives extra information or deals with a special subject
- the supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary
- a supplement to the main report
- You can use these books as supplements to the basic English course.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- useful
- valuable
- colour/color
- …
verb + supplement
- provide (somebody/something with)
- add
- take
- …
preposition
- supplement to
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(British English) an amount of money that you pay for an extra service or item, especially in addition to the basic cost of a holiday synonym surcharge
- supplement (for something) There is a £10 supplement for a single room.
- supplement on something There is a supplement on rooms with a sea view.
- at/for a supplement Safety deposit boxes are available at a supplement.
Extra Examples
- If you want to travel on a different day a flight supplement is payable.
- We charge a small supplement for this service.
- Weekend flights carry a supplement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- additional
- extra
- $100
- …
verb + supplement
- add
- charge
- carry
- …
supplement + verb
- be payable
preposition
- at a supplement
- supplement for
- supplement on
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin supplementum, from supplere ‘fill up, complete’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’.

supplement

verb

/ˈsʌplɪment/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they supplement	/ˈsʌplɪment/ /ˈsʌplɪment/
he / she / it supplements	/ˈsʌplɪments/ /ˈsʌplɪments/
past simple supplemented	/ˈsʌplɪmentɪd/ /ˈsʌplɪmentɪd/
past participle supplemented	/ˈsʌplɪmentɪd/ /ˈsʌplɪmentɪd/
-ing form supplementing	/ˈsʌplɪmentɪŋ/ /ˈsʌplɪmentɪŋ/

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to add something to something in order to improve it or make it more complete
- supplement something with something a diet supplemented with vitamin pills
- supplement something He supplements his income by giving private lessons.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin supplementum, from supplere ‘fill up, complete’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’.