supplement
/ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/noun, verb3 syllables
Supplement means: a supplementary component that improves capability.
Synonyms for supplement17
noun, as in a supplementary component that improves capability
noun, as in textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
noun, as in a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
verb, as in add to the very end
also used for supplement
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What does supplement mean?6
noun
a supplementary component that improves capability
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
verb
add to the very end“He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language”
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient“supplement your diet”
serve as a supplement to“Vitamins supplemented his meager diet”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Supplement in a sentence
- To supplement its income, the hardware store sold parts for wagons and carriages.CM
- Penis enlargement supplements, as sold on sites and in magazines, have essentially no effect.blay_paul
- You had better supplement your diet with vitamins.CM
- Ziri used a liquid fertilizer to supplement the soil.Amastan
- I'm looking for an easy way to supplement my income.ddnktr
- Benedito gave his goats a salt lick to supplement their diet.Amastan
- Herbal supplements sold in drugstores have poor quality control and high content variability.Scott
- There are only food supplements in that mayonnaise!Hayabusa
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Forms of supplement
as a noun
- plural
- supplements
as a verb
- past tense
- supplemented
- present participle
- supplementing
- third-person singular
- supplements
- past participle
- supplemented