Support

/səˈpɔːt/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To help keep from falling..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To help keep from falling.
2. (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:
3. (transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
4. (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
5. (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
6. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
7. (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
8. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

Example Sentences

Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.

He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side.

There is a soft-mat seat (which originally had a palm fiber underwebbing) supported by three curved transverse braces.

One of the keys to glassing effectively is supporting your binoculars. Advanced glassers who scan lots of country for long periods of time, or who use binoculars of 10X power or more, often use a lightweight camera tripod […]

I support France in the World Cup.

Mars does not currently support human habitation.

A grain, which in England is generally given to horſes, but which in Scotland ſupports the people.

The government supports the arts in several ways.

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Word Forms

• supports
• supporting
• supported
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• support
• supportest
• supportedst
• supporteth
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