support
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Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /səˈpɔːt/, [səˈpʰɔːt]
- (America) IPA: /səˈpɔɹt/, [səˈpʰɔɹt], [səˈpʰoɹt]
- (rhotic, non-horse-hoarse) IPA: /səˈpo(ː)ɹt/
- (non-rhotic, non-horse-hoarse) IPA: /səˈpoət/
From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō.
Verbsupport (supports, present participle supporting; simple past and past participle supported)
(transitive) To help keep from falling. - Synonyms: bear, bestand, hold up, stut, undergird, underprop, upbear, upgird, uphold
- Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
- He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side.
(transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid. - Antonyms: oppose
- I support France in the World Cup.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
- The government supports the arts in several ways.
- (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- Synonyms: attest, corroborate, establish, substantiate, sustain, verify
- The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
- The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
- 1754, Jonathan Edwards, The Freedom of the Will:
- to urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy
- (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.
- (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.
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
- (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
- Synonyms: accommodate, enable, play#Verb, run#Verb
- Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
- (transitive, archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
- 1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC ↗, (please specify the page number):
- This fierce demeanour and his insolence / The patience of a god could not support.
- 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
- 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 […]
- (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
- to support the character of King Lear
- And the award for best supporting actress goes to...
Conjugation of support
infinitive | (to) support | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | support | supported | |
2nd-person singular | support, supportest† | supported, supportedst† | |
3rd-person singular | supports, supporteth† | supported | |
plural | support | ||
subjunctive | support | supported | |
imperative | support | — | |
participles | supporting | supported |
†Archaic or obsolete.
- French: soutenir,supporter
- German: unterstützen, stützen, halten, tragen
- Italian: appoggiare, supportare
- Portuguese: apoiar
- Russian: подде́рживать
- Spanish: apoyar, sostener, apuntalar
- German: Support bieten, betreuen, unterstützen
- Portuguese: dar suporte
- Russian: подде́рживать
- Spanish: dar soporte
- French: soutenir
- German: unterstützen
- Italian: sostenere
- Portuguese: apoiar
- Russian: подде́рживать
- Spanish: respaldar, fomentar, apoyar, sostener
- German: unterstützen
- Portuguese: financiar, apoiar
- Russian: подде́рживать
- Spanish: apoyar, respaldar, sostener
- German: unterstützen, kompatibel sein
From Middle English support, from Anglo-Norman - and Middle French support.
Nounsupport
- (sometimes, attributive) Something which supports.
- Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
- Financial or other help.
- The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- Hyponyms: first-level support, second-level support, third-level support
- Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
- (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
- Antonyms: kernel
- (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
- (commutative algebra, of a module M over a commutative ring R) The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted \operatorname{Supp} M
- Evidence.
- The new research provides further support for our theory.
- (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- This game has no mouse support.
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- An accompaniment in music.
- (gymnastics) Clipping of support position
- (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
- French: soutien
- German: Stütze, Unterstützung, Abstützung, Halterung
- Italian: supporto
- Portuguese: apoio, suporte
- Russian: опо́ра
- Spanish: soporte, apoyo
- French: soutien
- German: Unterstützung, Hilfe
- Italian: supporto
- Portuguese: apoio
- Russian: подде́ржка
- Spanish: apoyo
- German: Unterstützung, Kundendienst, Service, Auskunft, Hilfe, Betreuung
- Italian: assistenza
- Portuguese: suporte
- Russian: подде́ржка
- Spanish: apoyo, respaldo
- German: Träger
- German: Lager
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