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# supplement

«supplement» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **something added to something else to make it complete or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a supplement, supplements); verb (supplement, supplements, supplemented, supplementing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A supplement is something added to something else to make it complete or better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#m1)

2) A supplement is a pill or drink with vitamins or other things that people take as well as food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#m2)

3) A supplement is an extra part of a newspaper or magazine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#m3)

4) A supplement is an extra amount of money you pay, for example for a better seat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#m4)

5) (verb) To supplement is to add to something to make it bigger or enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah's "thirty-two paths of wisdom" are the ten Sephiroth plus twenty-two letters. The letters Lamed and Bet, which spell 32 (lev, "heart"), are the last and first letters of the Torah. In the primary lessons: In health lessons, vitamin supplements; teachers warn never to take pills without an adult. In maths and geometry, supplementary angles add up to 180 degrees. In everyday life newspapers have weekend supplements, and trains or hotels charge a supplement. Phrases: «vitamin supplement», «supplement your income».

### examples

- This is the number of the Paths or Ways of Wisdom, which are added as a supplement. 32 is written in Hebrew by LB, Lamed and Beth, and these are the last and first letters of the Pentateuch. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x1)
- 'Alter having written this supplement I lound that Mr. S. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x2)
- Distribution was delayed unril this year (1922) by a supplement aiming at a solution of the Pythagorean philosophy. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x3)
- Some people take a vitamin D supplement in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x4)
- The Sunday paper comes with a colour supplement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x5)
- There is a small supplement for a sea-view room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x6)
- Grandad supplements his pension by gardening for neighbours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x7)
- The farmer supplements the cows' grass with hay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x8)
- Only take supplements a doctor or parent gives you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x9)
- The teacher supplemented the lesson with a video. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/#x10)

### note

Noun stress on the first syllable «SUP-pluh-ment»; the verb sounds almost the same. Adjective: supplementary. Maths: two angles are supplementary if they add to 180 degrees (complementary ones add to 90). Safety: supplements are medicines-like; too many can be harmful.

### In the corpora

- [Too much vitamin A can be harmful, so cod-liver oil should not be doubled up with other vitamin A supplements.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/22-mums-vitamin-and-cod-liver-oil/9/)
- [Studies of fish oil supplements in healthy children have not shown clear improvements in intelligence or school results.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/22-mums-vitamin-and-cod-liver-oil/10/)
- [Taking lots of supplements does not usually help healthy children and can sometimes cause harm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/22-mums-vitamin-and-cod-liver-oil/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «supplement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.