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supplementsupplement2 /ˈsʌpləˌmɛnt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive always + adv./prep.] VERB TABLEsupplement |
Present | I, you, we, they | supplement | | he, she, it | supplements | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | supplemented | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have supplemented | | he, she, it | has supplemented | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had supplemented | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will supplement | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have supplemented |
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Present | I | am supplementing | | he, she, it | is supplementing | | you, we, they | are supplementing | Past | I, he, she, it | was supplementing | | you, we, they | were supplementing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been supplementing | | he, she, it | has been supplementing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been supplementing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be supplementing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been supplementing |
to add something, especially to what you earn or eat, in order to increase it to an acceptable level: supplement something with something You may need to supplement your diet with calcium.supplement something by (doing) something He supplemented his income by writing freelance articles.—supplementation /ˌsʌpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |