SUPER


Meaning of SUPER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ su:pə(r) ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Some people use super to mean very nice or very good. ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED )

We had a super time...

That’s a super idea...

‘I think I could find you something.’—‘That would be super.’

= great

ADJ

2.

Super is used before adjectives to indicate that something has a lot of a quality.

I’m going to Greece in the summer so I’ve got to be super slim.

ADV : ADV adj

3.

Super is used before nouns to indicate that something is larger, better, or more advanced than similar things.

...building Russia into a super state.

...a chance to test-drive a stunning Lotus super-car.

ADJ : ADJ n

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