SUPREME


Meaning of SUPREME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ su:pri:m ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

Supreme is used in the title of a person or an official group to indicate that they are at the highest level in a particular organization or system.

MacArthur was Supreme Commander for the allied powers in the Pacific.

...the Supreme Court.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

You use supreme to emphasize that a quality or thing is very great.

Her approval was of supreme importance...

ADJ [ emphasis ]

• su‧preme‧ly

She gets on with her job and does it supremely well.

ADV : ADV adj / adv

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