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supporting en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
(US) audio
/səˈpoətɪŋ/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

That supports.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more supporting	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most supporting	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

supporting actor · self-supporting · supportingly · unsupporting · supporting artillery · nonsupporting · supporting arms · supporting character · supporting attack · supporting actress · supporting aircraft

Translations (7)

es suportante (that supports) · fi avustava (that supports) · fi apu- (that supports) · es soportante (that supports) · fi auttava (that supports) · fi tukeva (that supports) · es soportador (that supports)

supporting en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
(US) audio
/səˈpoətɪŋ/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

That which supports something else; a support.
- […] the pumps could he installed at once on the completion of the pump-house supportings. 1913, Proceedings of the Lake Superior Mining Institute:
- But supposing that heaven had a Lord, then all included in its overspreadings and supportings, throughout the myriad of states, and within the four seas, would invariably be under the government of Heaven's Lord […] 1847, Walter Henry Medhurst, A Dissertation on the Theology of the Chinese, page 252:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
supportings	Number=Plur		lexicographic

supporting en · VERB

Pronunciation

/səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
(US) audio
/səˈpoətɪŋ/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of support
form of support