SUPER definition: See examples of super used in a sentence.

The meaning of SUPER is of high grade or quality. How to use super in a sentence.

SUPER definition: 1. excellent: 2. especially; very: 3. informal for superintendent. Learn more.

[< Latin super (preposition and v. prefix) above, beyond, in addition, to an especially high degree; akin to Greek hypér (see hyper -), Skt upari; see over]

Super is used before adjectives to indicate that something has a lot of a quality. He's super excited about being a grandad. ...squads of super-fit athletes. Super is also a prefix.

The adjective super is an abbreviated use of the prefix super -, which comes from the Latin super -, meaning “above,” “over,” or “beyond.” Super is another way to say "the best" — you are above the rest.

Columbia University professor William T. R. Fox coined the term super power in 1944, primarily to describe the British Empire and Commonwealth; a common myth is that the United States assumed …

Prefix: Super is a prefix that means "above" or "beyond" and is used to indicate something that is superior, higher in rank, or greater in size or intensity than others of its kind.

• I always admired him for his tenacity of purpose and dedication - and envied his super brain-power. • He is suffering from senile dementia: the deterioration of a super brain.

Definition of super adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.