āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻā§āĻŦ
to a high or exceptional degree
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He 's super excited about his promotion.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
1.1
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ
to an excessive or exaggerated degree
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
You 're being super critical of every little mistake.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
super
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
very good, pleasant, or impressive
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She 's a super friend, always kind and dependable.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§, āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
(of a product) of especially fine or superior quality
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They make super wool suits that last for years.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ
exceptionally large, strong, or powerful
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They unveiled a super jet capable of record speeds.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ
extreme or excessive in degree or kind
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His plan involved super precision timing.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ
a superintendent, especially of a building or apartment complex
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I asked the super to check the boiler this morning.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°-āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž
a person playing a minor or background role on stage
Old use
Specialized
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The director hired a dozen supers for the street scene.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ āĻĄāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻ¸āĻĢā§āĻ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°
superphosphate, a type of fertilizer used in agriculture
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They ordered several bags of super for the spring season.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
a superfine fabric or grade of manufacture, especially used in textiles
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
That store only sells super used for high-end tailoring.
āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ-āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
super-
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°-, āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§-
used to form words meaning situated above or beyond something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The superhighway ran above the local roads.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ°
used to intensify the meaning of the base word, suggesting an extreme quality or abundance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The harvest this year was superabundant, filling every barn to the roof.
āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻĒāĻ°
used in scientific classification to denote a level above another specified group
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Whales and dolphins belong to the superorder Cetartiodactyla.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄāĻ˛āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¨ Cetartiodactyla āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°-, āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ°-
used to form words implying a supplementary or added amount
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The military unit had several supernumerary officers.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
