supreme

«supreme» in Mova's school dictionary: Highest in rank or power — 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

adjective; noun (in «reign supreme»)

meaning for a pupil

1) Highest in rank or power. tree →

2) Greatest, best or most important; very great. tree →

3) (in «reign supreme») To be the best or the most powerful, with no rival. tree →

sense in the lessons

In civics and history: «the Supreme Court» is the highest court in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia (High Court), Ireland and elsewhere; a «supreme leader» rules with total power. In sport: «supreme champion». In stories it shows the greatest effort or power. Phrases: «Supreme Court», «supreme effort», «reign supreme», «supreme commander».

examples

• The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. tree →
• The general was supreme commander of the army. tree →
• She made a supreme effort to finish the race. tree →
• Our team reigned supreme in the football league. tree →
• The dog won the title of supreme champion at the show. tree →
• Kindness is of supreme importance in our school. tree →
• The emperor had supreme power. tree →
• In that supreme moment Hook did not blanch, even at the gills, but Smee and Starkey clung to each other in terror. tree →

note

Adverb: «supremely» (extremely). Noun: «supremacy». It is pronounced «soo-PREEM». «Supreme» is stronger than «great»; it means the very top. In cooking, «chicken supreme» is a type of dish.

In the corpora

• The Constitution is a country's top set of rules; the US Supreme Court decides whether laws and government actions fit it.
• The Church of England is led by bishops, with the Archbishop of Canterbury as senior bishop and the King as Supreme Governor.
• Many Hindus believe the many gods are forms of one supreme reality, Brahman.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «supreme» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.