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/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/
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Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accessory, accompaniment, addition, add-on, adjunct, affix, annex, apanage, appendage, appendix, extra, increase, increment, supplement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: addition
An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: journalism, literature, media, publishing, sciences, scientific
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: nutrition
Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
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. She wasn't getting enough iron, so they prescribed a supplement.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adjunct
To provide or make a supplement to something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I supplement my income by working as a model.
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Synonyms: none provided
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a supplementary component that improves capability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accessory, appurtenance, add-on
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: component, constituent, element
Narrower terms: auto accessory, computer accessory, fitting, fixings, trimmings
a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supplementation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: increase, increment
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: addendum, postscript
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: matter
Narrower terms: appendix, sequel, continuation
add to the very end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: append, add on, affix
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attach
Narrower terms: annex
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: add
Narrower terms: vitaminize, vitaminise, eke out, fill out, leverage
serve as a supplement to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Vitamins supplemented his meager diet
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).
Across languages
Translations
138 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
լրացում
(lracʻum)
— something added
Bulgarian :
допълнение
(dopǎlnenie)
— something added
Dutch :
aanvulling
— something added
Dutch :
supplement
— something added
Esperanto :
alaĵo
— something added
Esperanto :
aldono
— something added
Finnish :
täydennys
— something added
Finnish :
lisä
— something added
Galician :
suplemento
— something added
German :
Ergänzung
— something added
Greek :
συμπλήρωμα
(symplíroma)
— something added
Ancient Greek :
προσθήκη
(prosthḗkē)
— something added
Italian :
integrazione
— something added
Italian :
supplemento
— something added
Italian :
aggiunta
— something added
Latin :
appendix
— something added
Macedonian :
дополну́вање
(dopolnúvanje)
— something added
Macedonian :
дополне́ние
(dopolnénie)
— something added
Māori :
āpiti
— something added
Māori :
turuki
— something added
Norwegian Bokmål :
tillegg
— something added
Norwegian Bokmål :
supplement
— something added
Norwegian Nynorsk :
supplement
— something added
Polish :
dodatek
— something added
Polish :
uzupełnienie
— something added
Portuguese :
suplemento
— something added
Portuguese :
adendo
— something added
Slovene :
dodatek
— something added
Spanish :
suplemento
— something added
Arabic :
ملحق
— extension to a document or publication
Armenian :
հավելված
(havelvac)
— extension to a document or publication
Armenian :
լրացում
(lracʻum)
— extension to a document or publication
Bulgarian :
приложе́ние
(priložénie)
— extension to a document or publication
Czech :
dodatek
— extension to a document or publication
Dutch :
aanvulling
— extension to a document or publication
Dutch :
bijlage
— extension to a document or publication
Dutch :
errata
— extension to a document or publication
Esperanto :
aldono
— extension to a document or publication
Estonian :
täiendus
— extension to a document or publication
Finnish :
liite
— extension to a document or publication
German :
Nachtrag
— extension to a document or publication
German :
(appendix) Anhang
— extension to a document or publication
German :
Supplement
— extension to a document or publication
German :
Supplementband
— extension to a document or publication
Greek :
συμπλήρωμα
(symplíroma)
— extension to a document or publication
Greek :
παράρτημα
(parártima)
— extension to a document or publication
Irish :
forbhia
— extension to a document or publication
Macedonian :
при́лог
(prílog)
— extension to a document or publication
Māori :
āpiti
— extension to a document or publication
Norwegian Bokmål :
supplement
— extension to a document or publication
Norwegian Nynorsk :
supplement
— extension to a document or publication
Persian :
ویژهنامه
(vižanâma)
— extension to a document or publication
Polish :
suplement
— extension to a document or publication
Portuguese :
suplemento
— extension to a document or publication
Portuguese :
adendo
— extension to a document or publication
Russian :
приложе́ние
(priložénije)
— extension to a document or publication
Slovene :
dodatek
— extension to a document or publication
Spanish :
suplemento
— extension to a document or publication
Bulgarian :
притурка
(priturka)
— additional section of a newspaper
Dutch :
supplement
— additional section of a newspaper
Dutch :
bijlage
— additional section of a newspaper
Esperanto :
aldono
— additional section of a newspaper
Finnish :
liite
— additional section of a newspaper
French :
supplément
— additional section of a newspaper
German :
Beilage
— additional section of a newspaper
Greek :
παράρτημα
(parártima)
— additional section of a newspaper
Icelandic :
fylgirit
— additional section of a newspaper
Italian :
inserto
— additional section of a newspaper
Italian :
supplemento
— additional section of a newspaper
Māori :
āpiti
— additional section of a newspaper
Norwegian Bokmål :
supplement
— additional section of a newspaper
Norwegian Nynorsk :
supplement
— additional section of a newspaper
Persian :
ویژهنامه
(vižanâma)
— additional section of a newspaper
Portuguese :
suplemento
— additional section of a newspaper
Russian :
приложе́ние
(priložénije)
— additional section of a newspaper
Slovene :
priloga
— additional section of a newspaper
Swedish :
bilaga
— additional section of a newspaper
Vietnamese :
phụ trương
— additional section of a newspaper
Bulgarian :
допълнителен ъгъл
(dopǎlnitelen ǎgǎl)
— supplementary angle in geometry
Chinese Mandarin :
補角 /补角
(bǔjiǎo)
— supplementary angle in geometry
Czech :
doplněk
— supplementary angle in geometry
Dutch :
supplement
— supplementary angle in geometry
Finnish :
suplementti
— supplementary angle in geometry
Finnish :
suplementtikulma
— supplementary angle in geometry
Greek :
παραπλήρωμα
(paraplíroma)
— supplementary angle in geometry
Italian :
angolo supplementare
— supplementary angle in geometry
Portuguese :
suplemento
— supplementary angle in geometry
Russian :
дополни́тельный у́гол
(dopolnítelʹnyj úgol)
— supplementary angle in geometry
Spanish :
suplementario
— supplementary angle in geometry
Tagalog :
kaladlad
— supplementary angle in geometry
Arabic :
مُكَمِّل
(mukammil)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Bulgarian :
добавка
(dobavka)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Chinese Mandarin :
補充劑 /补充剂
(bǔchōngjì)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Chinese Mandarin :
補劑 /补剂
(bǔjì)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Czech :
doplněk
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Dutch :
voedingssupplement
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Finnish :
ravintolisä
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Finnish :
lisäravinne
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
German :
Ergänzungsmittel
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
German :
Supplement
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Greek :
συμπλήρωμα
(symplíroma)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Italian :
integratore
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Korean :
보충제
(bochungje)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Norwegian Bokmål :
tilskudd
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Norwegian Bokmål :
supplement
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Norwegian Nynorsk :
supplement
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Persian :
مکمل
(mokammel)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Polish :
suplement
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Polish :
odżywka
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Portuguese :
suplemento
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Russian :
дополне́ние
(dopolnénije)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Russian :
доба́вка
(dobávka)
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Slovene :
dodatek
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Welsh :
atchwanegiad
— vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound — see also dietary supplement
Bulgarian :
допълвам
(dopǎlvam)
— to provide or make a supplement to
Catalan :
suplementar
— to provide or make a supplement to
Catalan :
complementar
— to provide or make a supplement to
Chinese Mandarin :
增補 /增补
(zēngbǔ)
— to provide or make a supplement to
Chinese Mandarin :
補充 /补充
(bǔchōng)
— to provide or make a supplement to
Dutch :
aanvullen
— to provide or make a supplement to
Dutch :
suppleren
— to provide or make a supplement to
Finnish :
täydentää
— to provide or make a supplement to
Finnish :
lisätä
— to provide or make a supplement to
Galician :
suplementar
— to provide or make a supplement to
German :
aufstocken
— to provide or make a supplement to
German :
aufbessern
— to provide or make a supplement to
German :
ergänzen
— to provide or make a supplement to
Greek :
συμπληρώνω
(sympliróno)
— to provide or make a supplement to
Irish :
folíon
— to provide or make a supplement to
Italian :
integrare
— to provide or make a supplement to
Māori :
āpiti
— to provide or make a supplement to
Māori :
whakarawaka
— to provide or make a supplement to
Māori :
whakakaurahi
— to provide or make a supplement to
Portuguese :
suplementar
— to provide or make a supplement to
Russian :
дополня́ть
(dopolnjátʹ)
— to provide or make a supplement to
Slovene :
dopolniti
— to provide or make a supplement to
Spanish :
complementar
— to provide or make a supplement to
Spanish :
suplementar
— to provide or make a supplement to