🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

보충제

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bochungje

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Supplement/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 매일 아침 비타민 보충제를 먹습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A thing added to something else in order to improve or complete it.

    "He takes a vitamin supplement every morning."
As verb
  1. 1

    Add something to (something else) in order to improve or complete it.

    "She took a second job to supplement her income."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'supplement' originates from the Latin 'supplementum', meaning 'something added'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of addition or enhancement, particularly in contexts of nutrition and education.

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