Supplemental — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

functioning in a supporting capacity

added to complete or make up a deficiency

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌʌplɪmˈɛntəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌʌplɪmˈɛntəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌʌplɪmˈɛntəl/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌʌplɪmˈɛntəl/.

Examples

the main library and its auxiliary branches
produced supplementary volumes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supplementary auxiliary subsidiary

Parts of Speech

adjective	functioning in a supporting capacity “the main library and its auxiliary branches”
adjective	added to complete or make up a deficiency “produced supplementary volumes”

Word Forms

auxiliary	noun	someone who acts as assistant
subsidiary	noun	an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
subsidiarity	noun	secondary importance
supplement	noun	a supplementary component that improves capability

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ergänzend

in unterstützender Funktion tätig zu sein

🇫🇷French

supplémentaire

fonctionner à titre de soutien

🇪🇸Spanish

hecho suplementario

funcionando en una capacidad de apoyo

🇮🇹Italian

supplementare

funzionamento in una capacità di supporto

🇳🇱Dutch

aanvullend

ondersteunend functioneren

🇵🇹Portuguese

suplementar

funcionando em uma capacidade de apoio

🇷🇺Russian

дополнительный

выполняя вспомогательную функцию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूरक

सहायक क्षमता में कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পূরক

একটি সমর্থন ক্ষমতা কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

துணைத் திறனில் செயல்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుబంధం

సహాయక సామర్థ్యంలో పనిచేస్తోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पूरक

सहाय्यक क्षमतेमध्ये कार्य करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂરક

સહાયક ક્ષમતામાં કાર્ય કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರಕ

ಪೋಷಕ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുബന്ധമായ

ഒരു പിന്തുണാ ശേഷിയിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اضافی

معاون صلاحیت میں کام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

补充的

发挥支持作用

🇯🇵Japanese

補足

サポート能力で機能する

🇰🇷Korean

보충

지원 능력으로 작동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bổ sung

hoạt động với vai trò hỗ trợ

🇹🇭Thai

เสริม

ทำหน้าที่ในความสามารถสนับสนุน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tambahan

berfungsi dalam kapasitas pendukung

🇵🇭Filipino

pandagdag

gumagana sa isang kapasidad na sumusuporta

🇲🇾Malay

tambahan

berfungsi dalam kapasiti sokongan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكميلية

العمل في القدرة الداعمة

🇮🇷Persian

مکمل

عملکرد در ظرفیت پشتیبانی

🇹🇷Turkish

tamamlayıcı

destekleyici bir kapasitede çalışan

🇮🇱Hebrew

משלים

לתפקד בכושר תמיכה

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