Definitions of supplement [ˈsʌp ə li, ˈsʌp li]

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Definition of 'supplement'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) supplement
something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.

2.  supplement
something added to or issued after a publication, as a book or periodical, that supplies further information or treats special subjects.

3.  supplement
the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 180° or a semicircle.

4. (v.t.) supplement
to complete, add to, or extend by a supplement.

5.  supplement
to form a supplement or addition to.

Etymology: (1350–1400; < L supplēmentum=

Definition of 'supplement'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) addendum, supplement, postscript
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

2. (noun) supplement, supplementation
a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

3. (verb) accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on
a supplementary component that improves capability

4. (verb) supplement
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
"supplement your diet"

5. (verb) supplement
serve as a supplement to
"Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"

6. (verb) append, add on, supplement, affix
add to the very end
"He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

Definition of 'supplement'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) supplement
to add sth extra in order to improve the level or standard of sth
Supplement your income by working from home.

2. (noun) supplement
sth extra that you add to improve the level or standard of sth
vitamin supplements

Definition of 'supplement'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) supplement
that which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply

2. (verb) supplement
that which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors

3. (verb) supplement
the number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180¡; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.

4. (verb) supplement
to fill up or supply by addition; to add something to

Translation of 'supplement'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: an addition made to supply something lacking, or to correct errors etc A supplement to the dictionary is to be published next year.
Afrikaans: aanvulling	Arabic: تَكْمِلَه، إضافَه، مُلْحَ	Bulgarian: притурка
Brazilian: suplemento	Czech: dodatek	German: die Ergänzung
Danish: supplement; tillæg	Greek: συμπλήρωμα, παράρτημα (έκ	Spanish: suplemento
Estonian: lisa	Farsi: مكمل	Finnish: lisäys
French: supplément	Hebrew: תוֹסֶפֶת	Hindi: अनुपूरक, परिशिष्ट, क्रोड-
Croatian: dodatak, prilog	Hungarian: kiegészítés; pótkötet	Indonesian: pelengkap
Icelandic: viðbót	Italian: supplemento, integrazione	Japanese: 補足
Korean: 보충, 보완	Lithuanian: papildymas, papildas	Latvian: pielikums; papildinājums
Malay: tambahan	Dutch: supplement	Norwegian: bilag, tillegg
Polish: dodatek	Persian: مكمل	Pashto: بشپړ
Portuguese: suplemento	Romanian: supliment	Russian: дополнение; приложение
Slovak: dodatok, doplnok, príloha	Slovenian: dopolnilo	Serbian: dodatak
Swedish: supplement, tillägg	Thai: ส่วนเพิ่มเติม	Turkish: ek
Taiwanese: 增補，補遺	Ukrainian: доповнення; додаток	Urdu: اضافہ
Vietnamese: phần bổ sung	Chinese: 增补，补遗
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