SUPER


Meaning of SUPER in English

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

1.

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

We had a ~ time...

That’s a ~ idea...

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

= 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 ~ 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 ~ state.

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

ADJ: ADJ n

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