单词 | supportable |
释义 | support1 of 2verb sup·port sə-ˈpȯrt supported; supporting; supports transitive verb 1 : to endure bravely or quietly : bear 2 a(1) : to promote the interests or cause of (2) : to uphold or defend as valid or right : advocate supports fair play (3) : to argue or vote for supported the motion to lower taxes b(1) : assist, help bombers supported the ground troops (2) : to act with (a star actor) (3) : to bid in bridge so as to show support for c : to provide with substantiation : corroborate support an alibi 3 a : to pay the costs of : maintain support a family b : to provide a basis for the existence or subsistence of the island could probably support three A. B. C. Whipple support a habit 4 a : to hold up or serve as a foundation or prop for b : to maintain (a price) at a desired level by purchases or loans also : to maintain the price of by purchases or loans 5 : to keep from fainting, yielding, or losing courage : comfort 6 : to keep (something) going supportability sə-ˌpȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun supportable sə-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl adjective supportive sə-ˈpȯr-tiv adjective supportiveness sə-ˈpȯr-tiv-nəs noun support 2 of 2noun1 a : the act or process of supporting : the condition of being supported b : assistance provided by a company to users of its products customer support 2 : one that supports —often used attributively a support staff 3 : sufficient strength in a suit bid by one's partner in bridge to justify raising the suit supportable adjective1 as in justifiable capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack are there ever circumstances where laws that restrict a person's freedom of speech are supportable? Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in endurable capable of being endured her beloved cat had been rescued from the burning house, making her other losses at least supportable Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in verifiable capable of being proven as true or real the news editor simply assumed the facts of the story were supportable and did not assign it to a fact checker Synonyms & Similar Words
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