Meaning of "supple" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUPPLE

From Old French souple, from Latin supplex bowed.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SUPPLE

supple  [ˈsʌpəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPPLE

Supple is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb supple in English.

WHAT DOES SUPPLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of supple in the English dictionary

The first definition of supple in the dictionary is bending easily without damage. Other definition of supple is capable of or showing easy or graceful movement; lithe. Supple is also mentally flexible; responding readily.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUPPLE

PRESENT

Present

I supple

you supple

he/she/it supples

we supple

you supple

they supple

Present continuous

I am suppling

you are suppling

he/she/it is suppling

we are suppling

you are suppling

they are suppling

Present perfect

I have suppled

you have suppled

he/she/it has suppled

we have suppled

you have suppled

they have suppled

Present perfect continuous

I have been suppling

you have been suppling

he/she/it has been suppling

we have been suppling

you have been suppling

they have been suppling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I suppled

you suppled

he/she/it suppled

we suppled

you suppled

they suppled

Past continuous

I was suppling

you were suppling

he/she/it was suppling

we were suppling

you were suppling

they were suppling

Past perfect

I had suppled

you had suppled

he/she/it had suppled

we had suppled

you had suppled

they had suppled

Past perfect continuous

I had been suppling

you had been suppling

he/she/it had been suppling

we had been suppling

you had been suppling

they had been suppling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will supple

you will supple

he/she/it will supple

we will supple

you will supple

they will supple

Future continuous

I will be suppling

you will be suppling

he/she/it will be suppling

we will be suppling

you will be suppling

they will be suppling

Future perfect

I will have suppled

you will have suppled

he/she/it will have suppled

we will have suppled

you will have suppled

they will have suppled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been suppling

you will have been suppling

he/she/it will have been suppling

we will have been suppling

you will have been suppling

they will have been suppling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would supple

you would supple

he/she/it would supple

we would supple

you would supple

they would supple

Conditional continuous

I would be suppling

you would be suppling

he/she/it would be suppling

we would be suppling

you would be suppling

they would be suppling

Conditional perfect

I would have supple

you would have supple

he/she/it would have supple

we would have supple

you would have supple

they would have supple

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been suppling

you would have been suppling

he/she/it would have been suppling

we would have been suppling

you would have been suppling

they would have been suppling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you supple
we let´s supple
you supple

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to supple

Past participle

suppled

Present Participle

suppling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SUPPLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «supple» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of supple

bendable · elastic · flexible · limber · lithe · loose-limbed · plastic · pliable · pliant · rubbery · stretchable

TRANSLATION OF SUPPLE

Find out the translation of supple to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of supple from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supple» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 柔软的
• Translator English - Spanish: flexible
• English: supple
• Translator English - Hindi: कोमल
• Translator English - Arabic: نضرة
• Translator English - Russian: эластичной
• Translator English - Portuguese: flexível
• Translator English - Bengali: নমনীয়
• Translator English - French: souple
• Translator English - Malay: Lembut
• Translator English - German: geschmeidig
• Translator English - Japanese: >柔軟な
• Translator English - Korean: 유연한
• Translator English - Javanese: Lentur
• Translator English - Vietnamese: uốn được
• Translator English - Tamil: மிருதுவான
• Translator English - Marathi: कोमल
• Translator English - Turkish: esnek
• Translator English - Italian: flessibile
• Translator English - Polish: elastyczna
• Translator English - Ukrainian: еластичною
• Translator English - Romanian: suplu
• Translator English - Greek: εύπλαστο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: soepel
• Translator English - Swedish: spänstig
• Translator English - Norwegian: smidig

5 QUOTES WITH «SUPPLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word supple.

1

Isadora Duncan

The real American type can never be a ballet dancer. The legs are too long, the body too supple and the spirit too free for this school of affected grace and toe walking.

2

Salman Khurshid

What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.

3

Samuel Ullman

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

4

Nadine Velazquez

I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.

5

Edith Wharton

Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPPLE»

Discover the use of supple in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supple and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving ...

In Becoming a Supple Leopard, Kelly Starrett—founder of MobilityWod.com—shares his revolutionary approach to mobility and maintenance of the human body and teaches you how to hack your own human movement, allowing you to live a healthy, ...

Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza, 2013

Soft suede, supple leather: craft and design

Introduces the history of leather, the different varieties of this material, and the tools and techniques for working with it to make belts, bags, clothing, and other objects.

Ronald Kenneth Furst, 1974

Staying Supple: The Bountiful Pleasures of Stretching

Discusses the importance of flexibility for physical fitness and recommends a series of stretching exercises designed to increase flexibility

John Jerome, 1998

One Thousand and One Nights

The tales that unfold are erotic, violent, supernatural and endlessly surprising. The web of tales woven by Shahrazad were exoticised and bowdlerised in the West under the title of the Arabian Nights.

Hanan al-Shaykh, Tim Supple, 2014

The Supple Body: The New Way to Fitness, Strength and ...

The author shares a fitness program that is relatively sweat and pain free, combining the best lessons from yoga, tai chi, and other forms of exercise in a series of step-by-step exercise techniques. Original.

Sara Black, 2003

Slim Supple and Strong

Now on a happier note, Slim Supple & Strong is a wholistic publication in the sense that it addresses the balances that are required for a person to actually be what they want to be. Through good science such as the Glycaemic Index, ...

gary richards, 2010

From Prejudice to Genocide: Learning about the Holocaust

This key text for National Curriculum History has been fully revised and updated to take account of recent world events.

Carrie Supple, 2007

Where Biology Meets Psychology: Philosophical Essays

The distinctive feature of supple ceteris paribus laws is that their vagueness has a special source — a certain kind of underlying regularity that explains the supple law. Supple laws have three defining features. The first has to do with how the ...

Valerie Gray Hardcastle, 1999

Powering Through Pregnancy: Keeping Strong and Supple for ...

In clear, nonmedical language, women are told why unexpected aches and pains occur during pregnancy, and exercises are provided to ease pregnancy discomfort.

Jane Simons, 2003

Pilates: Realize Your Potential and Discover Grace, Power ...

It's as if you were watching a video. Underneath the pictures, captions provide even more directions. There's nothing else like it anywhere! Practice Pilates to increase your strength, flexibility, and coordination.

‎2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPPLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term supple is used in the context of the following news items.

Losing the Wheat Belly and Becoming a (Partially Crippled) Supple …

Losing the Wheat Belly and Becoming a (Partially Crippled) Supple Leopard ..... I'm not a fan of the Supple Tiger book (although I own version 1), As you ... «PJ Media, Jun 15»

Chicago Cubs draft pick, Rayne Supple, joins the Bristol Blues

“I was originally supposed to play for the Brockton Rox this summer,” Supple explained. “But because a Division I commit cannot play for a Division II coach, ... «Bristol Press, Jun 15»

Chicago Cubs draft Shelburne's Rayne Supple

June-3-F-Rayne-Supple-SC When it Raynes it pours. After pitching the Redhawks to the championship game 3-0 over South Burlington last Wednesday night ... «Shelburne News, Jun 15»

Cubs select CVU's Rayne Supple in MLB draft

It's not much of a stretch to call this the week of a lifetime for Champlain Valley's Rayne Supple. A complete-game four-hitter against South Burlington in the ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Jun 15»

Rayne Supple named Gatorade Vermont Baseball Player of the Year

Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year, Supple joins an elite alumni association of past state award-winners in 12 sports ... «Shelburne News, Jun 15»

Supple Indian art of yoga stretches beyond personal wellbeing

Yoga. The very word strikes fear into the heart of any self-respecting Englishman. For those of us with a conventional Anglican-agnostic upbringing, it implies ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»

CVU's Supple repeats as Gatorade award winner

Champlain Valley's Rayne Supple was named Gatorade's Vermont high school baseball player of the year on Thursday. Supple, a senior, was also the ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, May 15»

Vermont Baseball POY: Rayne Supple

The state's returning Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year, Supple owned a 3-0 record with a 0.51 ERA through 12 games to go with a .500 batting average and ... «USA TODAY High School Sports, May 15»

HS roundup: CVU's Supple no-hits Burlington

HINESBURG – Senior Rayne Supple twirled a no-hitter and the Champlain Valley Union High School baseball team rolled over Burlington 8-0 on Friday. «BurlingtonFreePress.com, May 15»

Shelburne's Supple to play for Brockton Rox this summer

A-5-S-Supple-Brockton-Rox-SC CVU senior and former Shelburne Little League baseball player Rayne Supple has signed to play with the Brockton (Mass.) ... «Shelburne News, Apr 15»