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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sup1 /sʌp/USA pronunciation v., supped, sup•ping. - [no object] to eat the evening meal;
have supper. - [~ + object] to provide food for, or entertain at supper.
sup-, - var. of sub- before p: suppose.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sup1 (sup),USA pronunciation v., supped, sup•ping.
v.i. - to eat the evening meal;
have supper.
v.t. - to provide with or entertain at supper.
- Gmc; compare Old English sūpan to swallow, taste, sip. See sup2
- Old French souper to take supper
- Middle English s(o)upen 1250–1300
v.t. - to take (liquid food, or any liquid) into the mouth in small quantities, as from a spoon or cup;
sip.
v.i. - to take liquid into the mouth in small quantities, as by spoonfuls or sips.
n. - a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food;
sip.
- bef. 900; Middle English suppen, variant of supen, Old English sūpan; cognate with German saufen to drink. Cf. sip, sop, soup, sup1
- Mathematicssupremum.
sup-, - var. of sub- before p:suppose.
sup., - superior.
- superlative.
- supine.
- supplement.
- supplementary.
- supply.
- supra.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sup /sʌp/ vb (sups, supping, supped)- (intransitive) archaic to have supper
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French soper; see sup² sup /sʌp/ vb (sups, supping, supped)- to partake of (liquid) by swallowing a little at a time
- Scot Northern English dialect to drink
n - a sip
Etymology: Old English sūpan; related to Old High German sūfan, German saufen; see also sup1 |