Supplement

Definitions

1. Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
2. An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.
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.
4. An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
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).
6. A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
7. An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.

Equivalents

31 more languages

العربيةالملحقتابعحاشيةذيلمكململحق+ 3 more

Българскидобавкадопълнение

Bosanskidopunalisanadopunapopunasupдопунанадопунапопунаприлог+ 6 more

Catalàcomplementar

Češtinadodatekdoplněk

Ελληνικάπαραπλήρωμαπαράρτημασυμπλήρωμασυμπληρώνωτσόντα+ 2 more

Esperantoalaĵoaldono

فارسیمکمل

Suomiliitelisälisäkorvauslisäravinnelisätäravintolisäsuplementtisuplementtikulmatäydennetäydennystäydennysosatäydentää+ 9 more

Gaeilgefolíonforbhia

Galegosuplementarsuplemento

עבריתמוסףתוספת

हिन्दीपूरक

Hrvatskidopunalisanadopunapopunasupдопунанадопунапопунаприлог+ 6 more

Հայերենլրացումհավելված

Bahasa Indonesiapendampingsuplementeman

Íslenskafylgirit

日本語サプリメント付録補補強補足補遺追加+ 4 more

한국어보철보충보충제부록증보+ 2 more

Kurdîekêk

Latinaappendixsuffectiosupplementum

Македонскидополнениедополнувањеприлог

Nederlandsaanvullenaanvullingbijlageerratasupplementsupplerenvoedingssupplement+ 4 more

Polskichlebowydodatekdokładdokładkadopłatanadkładkaodżywkaprzydatekprzykładkasuplementuzupełnienie+ 8 more

Portuguêsadendosuplementarsuplemento

Русскийдобавкадополнениедополни́тельный у́голдополнятьприложение+ 2 more

Српскиdopunalisanadopunapopunasupдопунанадопунапопунаприлог+ 6 more

Svenskabilaga

Türkçeek

Українськадобавка

Tiếng Việtbổ sungphụ trương

Examples

“Near-synonyms: see⟳ Thesaurus:adjunct”

“Athletes' use⟳ of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have⟳ been historically prevalent.”

“AI models will not completely replace⟳ the humans, she said, but will serve⟳ as a “supplement” intended to aid in the brand’s representation of various sizes, skin tones and ages.”

“the literary supplement”

“"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir⟳; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"”

“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.”

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

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