support en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /səˈpɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [səˈpʰo̞ɹt] (General-American)
- /səˈpo(ː)ɹt/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /səˈpoət/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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- (US) audio
- [səˈpʰɔːt] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /səˈpoɹt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō.
Meanings
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(transitive) To help keep from falling.
He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side.
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 […]
2000, Field & Stream, volume 105, number 6, page 87:There is a soft-mat seat (which originally had a palm fiber underwebbing) supported by three curved transverse braces.
1995, Nancy Berliner, Sarah Handler, Friends of the House, →ISBN, page 79:Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
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(transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
I support France in the World Cup.
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(transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
Mars does not currently support human habitation.
A grain, which in England is generally given to horſes, but which in Scotland ſupports the people.
1755 April 15, Samuel Johnson, “Oats”, in A Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (L–Z), London: […] J[ohn] and P[aul] Knapton; […], →OCLC, column 1:
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(transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
I said I shouldn’t support anything that deceives people.
2020 April 14, “Beaten into a Coma for My Faith, Recovered Without Medical Treatment”, in Minghui:The NIAID supports projects at universities and research organizations around the United States as well as a network of 21 NIAID labs across the country.
2023 August 2, Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, “New director named at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after Fauci’s retirement”, in CNN:The government supports the arts in several ways.
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(transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
to urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy
1754, Jonathan Edwards, The Freedom of the Will:
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(transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
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(transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.
I don't make decisions, but I support those who do.
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(transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
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(qualifier:hardware; programming languages; hardware; programming languages, said of electronic devices, transitive, usually) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
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(archaic, transitive) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
This fierce demeanour and his insolence / The patience of a god could not support.
1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):For a strong affection such moments are worth supporting, and they will end well; for your advocate is in your lover's heart and speaks her own language[…]
1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
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(transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
And the award for best supporting actress goes to...
to support the character of King Lear
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supportedst | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | archaic | lexicographic |
| support | Number=Plur, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| support | VerbForm=Inf | lexicographic | |
| support | Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| support | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| support | Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| support | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| supported | Number=Plur, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| supported | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| supported | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| supported | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| supported | Mood=Sub, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| supported | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| supported | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| supporting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| supporteth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
| supports | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| supportest | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
supported · supportability · undersupport · supportance · supportment · countersupport · supportive · supportable
Synonyms
play · substantiate · undergird · establish · bear · corroborate · upgird · underprop · bolster · hold up · upbear · uphold · accommodate · enable · verify · sustain · attest · bestand · adhere · take · undergird · run · stut
Translations (245)
mi tautāwhi (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · uk підде́ржати (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · nl steunen (to help, particularly financially) · mi taunaki (to keep from falling) · pl wesprzeć (to help, particularly financially) · mi tautītī (to keep from falling) · es dar soporte (to provide help regarding something sold) · he תמך (to be designed for compatibility with) · mi tautīnei (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ja 支える (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ja 養う (to help, particularly financially) · ca recolzar (to keep from falling) · es respaldar (to help, particularly financially) · sv stödja (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · es acuerpar (to help, particularly financially) · el ενισχύω (to keep from falling) · fi olla yhteensopiva (to be designed for compatibility with) · pt dar suporte (to provide help regarding something sold) · be падтры́мліваць (to keep from falling) · de unterstützen (to provide help regarding something sold) · cs podporovat (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · de betreuen (to provide help regarding something sold) · haw kākoʻo (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · km គាំ (to keep from falling) · kea apoia (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · hu támaszt (to keep from falling) · es sostener (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ja 支援する (to help, particularly financially) · ru подде́рживать (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · rup ndoapir (to keep from falling) · ml താങ്ങുക (to keep from falling) · gd seas (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · pt apoiar (to help, particularly financially) · sip སྐྱོར (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · th หนุน (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · af ondersteun (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · eo apogi (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ar أَيَّدَ (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · cy noddi (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · be падтрыма́ць (to keep from falling) · sv stötta (to keep from falling) · be падтрыма́ць (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · zdj uhimilia (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ru поддержа́ть (to keep from falling) · ar دَعَمَ (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · mn тулах (to keep from falling) · ja サポートする (to be designed for compatibility with) · es apoyar (to keep from falling) · io apogar (to keep from falling) · fi kannustaa (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · pl wspierać (to help, particularly financially) · es acuerpar (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · haw hāpai (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · sga fo·loing (to keep from falling) · ro sprijini (to keep from falling) · cmn 支持 (to be designed for compatibility with) · ja 支える (to keep from falling) · fi rahoittaa (to help, particularly financially) · fi tukea (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · pl popierać (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ang beran (to keep from falling) · fi kannatella (to keep from falling) · yi שטײַערן (to help, particularly financially) · pt financiar (to help, particularly financially) · es apuntalar (to keep from falling) · uk підде́ржати (to keep from falling) · uk підде́ржувати (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · es sostener (to keep from falling) · sq përkrah (to keep from falling) · ru подде́рживать (to keep from falling) · ga iompair (to help, particularly financially) · grc τρέφω (to help, particularly financially) · hu alátámaszt (to keep from falling) · he תָּמַךְ (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · fr soutenir (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · cmn 支撑 (to keep from falling) · vi tài trợ (to help, particularly financially) · bg подпирам (to keep from falling) · de halten (to keep from falling) · es soportar (to be designed for compatibility with) · fi tukea (to keep from falling) · ota طیامق (to keep from falling) · ang wreþian (to keep from falling) · id mendukung (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ru подде́рживать (to provide help regarding something sold) · kea apoiá (to keep from falling) · kea apoiá (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · es apoyar (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ja 対応する (to provide help regarding something sold) · mi tautoko (to help, particularly financially) · hi सहारा देना (to keep from falling) · cs podporovat (to help, particularly financially) · cmn 支持 (to keep from falling) · uk підтри́мувати (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · bg подпомагам (to help, particularly financially) · ja 支援する (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ro susține (to keep from falling) · rup ndrupãscu (to keep from falling) · pl poprzeć pf kibicować (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · la faveō (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · nl steunen (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · kea apoia (to keep from falling) · ru подде́рживать (to help, particularly financially) · sv stödja (to keep from falling) · hu támogat (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ca donar suport (to provide help regarding something sold) · ky тирөө (to keep from falling) · cs podpírat (to keep from falling) · de unterstützen (to keep from falling) · tyz cặm (to keep from falling) · pl obsługiwać (to be designed for compatibility with) · es apoyar (to help, particularly financially) · fi olla (to be designed for compatibility with) · de unterstützen (to be designed for compatibility with) · th ค้ำ (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · grc ἐρείδω (to keep from falling) · nl ondersteunen (to help, particularly financially) · th สนับสนุน (to help, particularly financially) · ro susține (to help, particularly financially) · ru поддержа́ть (to provide help regarding something sold) · ca suportar (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · uk підтри́мати (to keep from falling) · tr desteklemek (to help, particularly financially) · bg поддъ́ржам (to be designed for compatibility with) · bg поддъ́ржам (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · uk підтри́мувати (to keep from falling) · ht sipòte (to keep from falling) · rup aradzim (to keep from falling) · af ondersteun (to provide help regarding something sold) · hu pártfogol (to help, particularly financially) · eo subteni (to help, particularly financially) · tr destek olmak (to keep from falling) · fi avustaa (to help, particularly financially) · ko 지지하다 (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · af steun (to keep from falling) · sv bära upp (to keep from falling) · fi olla asiakastuki (to provide help regarding something sold) · lt remti (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · fi kannattaa (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · lo ຄ້ຳ (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · de unterstützen (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · vi hỗ trợ (to help, particularly financially) · ml പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുക (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · be падтры́мліваць (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · hu támogat (to help, particularly financially) · la tueor (to keep from falling) · id menyangga (to keep from falling) · tr desteklemek (to keep from falling) · pl wspomagać (to be designed for compatibility with) · es suportar (to keep from falling) · ro susține (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · la supersum (to provide help regarding something sold) · sq përkrah (to help, particularly financially) · ja 対応する (to be designed for compatibility with) · fi pönkittää (to keep from falling) · id mendukung (to be designed for compatibility with) · fi tukea (to be designed for compatibility with) · km ទល់ (to keep from falling) · bg поддържам (to provide help regarding something sold) · fi tukea (to help, particularly financially) · nl ondersteunen (to keep from falling) · ja 支持する (to keep from falling) · cs podpořit (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · cs podporovat (to provide help regarding something sold) · es apartidar (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · vi ủng hộ (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · cmn 支持 (to help, particularly financially) · ga iompair (to keep from falling) · sq përkrah (to provide help regarding something sold) · tr tutmak (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ms sokong (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · fi tukea (to provide help regarding something sold) · af ondersteun (to be designed for compatibility with) · ca sostenir (to keep from falling) · af ondersteun (to help, particularly financially) · rup acumsescu (to keep from falling) · hu eltart (to help, particularly financially) · la supersum (to keep from falling) · de Support bieten (to provide help regarding something sold) · fi kannattaa (to keep from falling) · da støtte (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · eo subteni (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · nl steunen (to keep from falling) · uk підде́ржувати (to keep from falling) · af stut (to keep from falling) · ka შეშველება (to keep from falling) · uk підтри́мати (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ar دَعَّمَ (to keep from falling) · sa यच्छति (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ro propti (to keep from falling) · ja 支える (to help, particularly financially) · vi chống (to keep from falling) · fr soutenir (to keep from falling) · la supersum (to help, particularly financially) · la fulciō (to keep from falling) · sa यच्छति (to keep from falling) · th สนับสนุน (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · pt apoiar (to keep from falling) · ml അനുകൂലിക്കുക (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · fi tukea rahallisesti (to help, particularly financially) · pl wesprzeć (to keep from falling) · es sostener (to help, particularly financially) · ja 援助する (to help, particularly financially) · it supportare (to keep from falling) · eo subteni (to keep from falling) · ar دَعَمَ (to keep from falling) · cmn 支持 (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · ka მხარდაჭერა (to keep from falling) · th หนุน (to keep from falling) · kn ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸು (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · la supersum (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · es soportar (to keep from falling) · ru поддержа́ть (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · km ផ្អប (to keep from falling) · ru поддержа́ть (to help, particularly financially) · de stützen (to keep from falling) · tr destek olmak (to help, particularly financially) · de tragen (to keep from falling) · pt apoiar (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · de unterstützen (to help, particularly financially) · haw hāpai (to keep from falling) · fi auttaa (to help, particularly financially) · it appoggiare (to keep from falling) · id menunjang (to help, particularly financially) · af ondersteun (to keep from falling) · es propugnar (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · sq përkrah (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · yi שטײַערן (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · km ចិញ្ចឹម (to help, particularly financially) · it sostenere (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · qu q'imiy (to keep from falling) · fi antaa rahaa (to help, particularly financially) · ca donar suport (to help, particularly financially) · pl wspierać (to keep from falling) · id menopang (to keep from falling) · da støtte (to keep from falling) · az dəstəkləmək (to help, particularly financially) · de kompatibel sein (to be designed for compatibility with) · lmo poggia (to keep from falling) · eo apogi (to keep from falling) · fr supporter (to keep from falling) · khb ᦷᦔᧅᦣᦸᧂ (to help, particularly financially) · da støtte (to help, particularly financially) · az dəstəkləmək (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) · es manutener (to help, particularly financially)