supper - inBeat
Supperdinner 1dinner.
Supperdinner 1dinner.
I've seen cases where a noon-time meal is referred to as dinner, and the evening meal is called supper. There's also lunch around noon followed by dinner in the evening. Is there a particular.
supper [sp (r)] [spr] n suppers 1after supper 2box supper 3make supper 1They had.
Understanding the Context
supper [sp (r)] [spr] n. suppers 1I'll do my homework after supper. 2What's for supper? 1.
dinner supperlunch 1dinner n. 2supper n. 3lunch n. v. () (.
supperdinner supper n. dinner n. supper supper.
dinnersuppersupperdinner1His wife made some pumpkin pies for supper..
Key Insights
In rural areas of the United States Upper Midwest dinner is a larger noon-time meal, and supper is a lighter evening meal and similar to eating customs in northern Europe where most of the inhabitants.
Those who eat their dinner earlier, say at 6-8pm might eat a light supper later on. Colloquially, some in the UK refer to their mid-day meal as "dinner" and the evening meal as "supper".
Also, the word supper is a bit of a regionalism (to me it's most familiar as a word used in parts of the Midwestern United States, although I think it's used in other parts of the US and other English.
