super UK /ˈsuːpə/US /ˈsupɚ/adverb 2adjective 2noun 11verb 2forms 3 adverb2 •(informal) veryThe party was super awesome. •(informal) Absolutely; utterly.I super don't care about that. adjective2 •Of excellent quality, superfine. •Better than average, better than usual; wonderful. noun11 •A superimposed caption or image.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. — 2009 •(US, informal) Clipping of superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”). •(Australia, informal) Clipping of superannuation.Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired. •(slang) Clipping of superhero. •Clipping of supervisor. •Clipping of supercomputer. •Clipping of supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.The piece was gave by a bunch o’ supers the time I went. I’d like to see it with a real cast. They say it’s a whiz when it’s acted right. — 1916 •Clipping of supertanker.That is a lot of ship, about the size of big tankers before they grew so rapidly to become supers, mammoths and oilbergs. — 1973 •Clipping of superhive.There may be thirty to fifty supers in every outyard, and we have only about half an hour to get them off the hives, stacked and covered before the bees get really cross about what we are doing. — 1983 •Clipping of supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright. •(no longer used) A watch (timepiece).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. — 1909 verb2 •Clipping of superimpose.Even running a supered "Re-enactment" caption for a few seconds is poor policy, he feels […] — 1987 •Clipping of superhive.The question is: when is the best time to super? — 1917 formssupered · supering · supers