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Meanings of supper in English

A meal that is eaten in the late afternoon or evening daily.

Usage of supper in English
1
He was so fascinated that he asked question after question at supper.
Conrad’s Fate
2
Let's buy some food on the way home and talk over supper.'
The power of the legendary greek
3
Breakfast, whist; lunch, whist; dinner, whist; supper, whist; and then to bed.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 /...
4
And I said, 'Thank you for supper,' because that is being polite.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
5
My spirit, at least-mybody could wait till supper to come home.
Shadowed summer
6
Shortly the mistress of the house came in and ordered the supper.
Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thom...
7
The waitress set out scalloped paper place mats for the supper crowd.
Ladder of years: a novel
8
Preparing for supper, she tells Jane's children about her home in Ireland.
The new yorker
9
After supper, the same night, the young people left for the country.
Android Karenina
10
Likely that meant a good inn, as well, and a decent supper.
Outlander
11
The conductor shouted they would be in Hoboken in time for supper.
One of Ours
12
His father, a housepainter, would come home and get ready for supper.
The new yorker
13
Everyone in the garrison came-eventhe chaplain was here during the supper.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
14
The hunchback old woman laid the table; we sat down to supper.
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
15
He had left the house shortly after supper and had not returned.
Sanctuary
16
She talked breathlessly of the floor and the heat and the supper.
Of Human Bondage
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Supper through the time
Supper across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Rare