supper
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,162 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,832 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
- a social gathering where a light evening meal is served her suppers often included celebrities
supper in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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You go git some supper, now; an', ma, don't worry; I'm goin' to take keer of you all!
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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When he came back, he asked like a man if supper was ready, and as to a man she answered.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Just think about it, then drop into the place where they keep 'em, on your way to supper, and order one!
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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A man was milking a cow in the yard and a pleasant-faced woman came to the door and called him to supper.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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Zeena always went to bed as soon as she had had her supper, and the shutterless windows of the house were dark.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1