sup
To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoonTo sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
» He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon.
Meaning
2 sensesTo sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
To eat supper.
Examples
7 sentencesHe that sups with the devil must have a long spoon.
The girl took the biggest spoon and supped from the biggest bowl.
ruДевочка взяла самую большую ложку и похлебала из самой большой чашки. — Shady_arc
deDas Mädchen nahm den größten Löffel und aß aus der größten Schale. — Waldelfe
The canny one, or so I think, holds their tongue and sups their drink.
deDer kluge Mensch, so glaubt es mir, der redet nicht und trinkt sein Bier. — Esperantostern
I supped with them.
When you sup with the Devil, use a long spoon.
ruСев за стол с дьяволом, бери длинную ложку. — Ooneykcall
deWer mit dem Teufel speist, braucht einen langen Löffel. — Esperantostern
Origin
The verb is from Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan (“to sip, drink, taste”), fThe verb is from Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan (“to sip, drink, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze”), German saufen (“to drink, booze”), Swedish supa (“to drink, swallow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit सूप (sū́pa, “soup, broth”), from *sewe (“to take liquid”). More at suck.
From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.
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Forms
sups, supping, supped, suppedWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle