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Suppletive meaning

  1. Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.
  2. Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).
  3. Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this.

Using Suppletive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory. | Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good). | Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this.

Context around Suppletive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

special 1×

Often after:

paradigm 1× form 1×

Sentence patterns with Suppletive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

forms a suppletive paradigm to 1× the special suppletive form lie 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the gerund is 1× the verb olla 1×

Common sentence endings:

cannot be declined 1× have been fetched 1×

Words around Suppletive

Just before it in the word index:

suppleness 7 supplements 612 supplementing 52 supplemented 212 supplementation 89 supplementary 285

Just after it in the word index:

suppliant 3 suppliants 2 supplicant 19 supplicants 8 supplicate 2 supplicating 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Suppletive

  • In this selection, "suppletive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, special, paradigm and form stand out and add context to how "suppletive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include forms a suppletive paradigm to and the special suppletive form lie. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "suppletive" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with suppletive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The gerund is a noun, meaning "the act of doing (the verb)", and forms a suppletive paradigm to the infinitive, which cannot be declined. (24 words)

The verb "olla" "to be" in the potential has the special suppletive form "lie-", e.g. the potential of on haettu "has been fetched" is lienee haettu "may have been fetched". (31 words)

Longer example sentences

The verb "olla" "to be" in the potential has the special suppletive form "lie-", e.g. the potential of on haettu "has been fetched" is lienee haettu "may have been fetched". (31 words)

The gerund is a noun, meaning "the act of doing (the verb)", and forms a suppletive paradigm to the infinitive, which cannot be declined. (24 words)

Example sentences (2)

The gerund is a noun, meaning "the act of doing (the verb)", and forms a suppletive paradigm to the infinitive, which cannot be declined.

The verb "olla" "to be" in the potential has the special suppletive form "lie-", e.g. the potential of on haettu "has been fetched" is lienee haettu "may have been fetched".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "suppletive" in a sentence?
An example: "The gerund is a noun, meaning "the act of doing (the verb)", and forms a suppletive paradigm to the infinitive, which cannot be declined." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "suppletive" from authentic English texts.
What does "suppletive" mean?
Suppletive means: Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.
How many example sentences with "suppletive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "suppletive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.