Pronunciations (13)
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/ˈsuːpə/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈsʉwpə/
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- British
- Southern
- Standard
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[ˈsypɑ]
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- Multicultural-London-English
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[ˈsup̚ʔɐː]
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- Geordie
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/ˈsupɚ/
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- Canada
- General-American
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[ˈsʉu̯.pɚ]
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- Canada
- General-American
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/ˈsʉːpə/
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- Australia
- New-Zealand
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/ˈsʉpəɾ/
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- Scotland
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/ˈsʉpəɹ/
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- Northern-Ireland
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/ˈsupər/
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- South-Asia
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[suː.pɜ(ɾ)]
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- South-Asia
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/ˈsjuːpə/
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/ˈsɪʊpə/
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- Wales
Adjective
Of excellent quality, superfine.
Usage- not-comparable
Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
Usage- not-comparable
Adverb
Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).
Usage- Colloquial
- not-comparable
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The party was super awesome.
The job is super interesting for a person who enjoys a hardware environment and communicating with people.
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“The best people are staying, so I’m not super worried,” he tweeted.
Absolutely; utterly.
Usage- Colloquial
- not-comparable
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I super don't care about that.
Noun
A superimposed caption or image.
Usage- Colloquial
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Supers are superimposed words that run across the TV screen and provide information such as the names of interview subjects. The newsroom sends a printed list of these supers to Perry.
A watch (timepiece).
Usage- Colloquial
- Obsolete
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The "super" or watch is passed to a stall, who hurries away, while the "dip" continues on the car. No sign of recognition passes between the members of the mob when at work.
Once the "super,” or watch, was in his hand, Tony would swiftly pass it to Carlo.
Adjective
of the highest quality
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an ace reporter
a crack shot
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a first-rate golfer
a super party
played top-notch tennis
an athlete in tiptop condition
she is absolutely tops
including more than a specified category
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a super experiment
extremely large
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another super skyscraper
Noun
a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
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- Broader terms
Adverb
to an extreme degree
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extremely cold
extremely unpleasant
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she is super smart
the night was deathly cold
as a child, I was deathly afraid of snakes
they all were whopping drunk