Meaning

7 senses
  1. Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.

    Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct

    Ergänzung

    a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

  2. An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.

    Nachtrag, (appendix) Anhang, Supplement

    приложе́ниеpriložénije

  3. 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

    Beilage

    приложе́ниеpriložénije

  4. An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.

    дополни́тельный у́голdopolnítelʹnyj úgol

  5. 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.

    Ergänzungsmittel, Supplement

    дополне́ниеdopolnénije, доба́вкаdobávka

  6. A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.

    There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.

  7. An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.

Examples

32 sentences
  1. Did you take your iron supplements?

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  2. Ziri supplemented the soil with fertilizer.

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  3. Farmers often moonlight to supplement their incomes.

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  4. He supplemented his lecture with a booklet.

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  5. If there's a shortage, we'll supplement it.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
extension to a document or publication:
supplementary angle in geometry:
vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
something added:
extension to a document or publication:
additional section of a newspaper:
vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement:

Origin

From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to p

From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).

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