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- Dictionarysuper/ˈsuːpə/
adjective
- 1. very good or pleasant; excellent: informal "Julie was a super girl"
- 2. (of a manufactured product) very good; superfine: "a super quality binder"
adverb
- 1. especially; particularly: informal "he's been super understanding"
noun
- 1. a superintendent: informal "the super walked around the incident room"
- 2. an extra, unwanted, or unimportant person; a supernumerary. informal, archaic
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The meaning of SUPER is of high grade or quality. How to use super in a sentence.
SUPER definition: 1. excellent: 2. especially; very: 3. informal for superintendent. Learn more.
Synonyms for SUPER: extremely, very, incredibly, terribly, highly, too, damn, so; Antonyms of SUPER: somewhat, little, slightly, nominally, just, negligibly, hardly, barely
Some people use super to mean very nice or very good. We had a super time. That's a super idea. 'I think I could find you something.'—'That would be super.' Super is used before adjectives to indicate that something has a lot of a quality. He's super excited about being a grandad. ...squads of super-fit athletes. Super is also a prefix.
The adjective super is an abbreviated use of the prefix super-, which comes from the Latin super-, meaning “above,” “over,” or “beyond.” Super is another way to say "the best" — you are above the rest.
SUPER meaning: 1. excellent: 2. especially; very: 3. informal for superintendent. Learn more.
super - of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
Definition of super adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
We had a super time. The party was super. “Yes, I'd love to come.” “ Super! I'll see you later.” She's super nice/rich/smart.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word super. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English.
