Shopping / A1

noun · A1

Supermarket

SOOP-uh-mahk-it/ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt/

A large shop for food and home things is a supermarket. At the supermarket / go to the supermarket. Super + market in one word. A small shop is not a supermarket. Trolley and basket are what you carry food in there.

Meaning

A large shop that sells food and other things for the home.

Examples

  • “We buy rice at the supermarket.”
  • “I forgot the list at the supermarket.”
  • “The supermarket opens at eight.”

Good to know

at the supermarket / go to the supermarket. Large food shop.

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