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    supper
    /ˈsʌpə/

    noun

    • 1. an evening meal, typically a light or informal one: "I was sent to bed without any supper" Similar dinnerevening mealmain mealfeast

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  2. a meal eaten in the evening, esp. when eaten at home and usually the main meal of the day: [ C ] I usually heat a quick supper in the microwave when I get home from work. [ U ] She has supper on the table (= it is ready to eat). (Definition of supper from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  3. What to Know. Dinner and supper are both used to refer to the main meal of the day, and especially to that meal as eaten in the evening. Supper is used especially when the meal is an informal one eaten at home, while dinner tends to be the term chosen when the meal is more formal.

  4. The meaning of SUPPER is the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday. How to use supper in a sentence.

  5. a meal eaten in the evening, esp. when eaten at home and usually the main meal of the day: [ C ] I usually heat a quick supper in the microwave when I get home from work. [ U ] She has supper on the table (= it is ready to eat). (Definition of supper from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  6. noun. the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day. any light evening meal, especially one taken late in the evening: an after-the-theater supper. adjective. of or relating to supper: the supper dishes. for, during, or including supper: a supper party. supper. / ˈsʌpə / noun. an evening meal, esp a light one.

  7. (sʌpəʳ ) Word forms: plural suppers. 1. variable noun. Some people refer to the main meal eaten in the early part of the evening as supper. Some guests like to dress for supper. meal. Synonyms: dinner, evening meal, main meal More Synonyms of supper. 2. variable noun. Supper is a simple meal eaten just before you go to bed at night.

  8. n. 1. the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day. 2. any light evening meal, esp. one taken late in the evening. 3. an evening social event at which a supper is served to raise money for a church, charity, etc.

  9. noun. /ˈsʌpə (r)/ /ˈsʌpər/ [uncountable, countable] the last meal of the day, either a main meal, usually smaller and less formal than dinner, or a snack eaten before you go to bed. I'll do my homework after supper. What's for supper? We'll have an early supper tonight. compare tea (6) More About meals. Culture meals. Extra Examples.

  10. SUPPER definition: a meal that you eat in the evening: . Learn more.

  11. Definitions of 'supper' 1. Some people refer to the main meal eaten in the early part of the evening as supper . [...] 2. Supper is a simple meal eaten just before you go to bed at night. [...] More. Conjugations of 'supper' present simple: I supper, you supper [...] past simple: I suppered, you suppered [...] past participle: suppered. More.