to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without giving way; serve as a prop for.
to undergo or endure, especially with patience or submission; tolerate.
to sustain (a person, the mind, spirits, courage, etc.) under trial or affliction: They supported him throughout his ordeal.
to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary to existence; provide for: to support a family.
to uphold (a person, cause, policy, etc.) by aid, countenance, one's vote, etc.; back; second.
to maintain or advocate (a theory, principle, etc.).
to corroborate (a statement, opinion, etc.): Leading doctors supported his testimony.
to act with or second (a lead performer); assist in performance: The star was supported by a talented newcomer.
noun
the act or an instance of supporting.
the state of being supported.
something that serves as a foundation, prop, brace, or stay.
maintenance, as of a person or family, with necessaries, means, or funds: to pay for support of an orphan.
a person or thing that supports, as financially: The pension was his only support.
a person or thing that gives aid or assistance.
an actor, actress, or group performing with a lead performer.
the material, as canvas or wood, on which a picture is painted.
Stock Exchange. support level.
adjective
(of hosiery) made with elasticized fibers so as to fit snugly on the legs, thereby aiding circulation, relieving fatigue, etc.
Origin of support
First recorded in 1350–1400; (verb) Middle English supporten, from Middle French supporter, from Medieval Latin supportāre “to endure” (Latin: “to convey”), equivalent to sup- sup- + portāre “to carry” (see port5); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the verb
SYNONYMS FOR support
3 suffer, bear, stand, stomach.
13 sustenance, subsistence, keep.
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synonym study for support
1, 6. Support,maintain,sustain,uphold all mean to hold up and to preserve. To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof.To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance.To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim.Uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority.13. See living.
historical usage of support
The English noun support derives from the verb support. The verb comes from Middle English supporten, soport, supporte, from Anglo-French and Middle French subporter, supporter, originally “to suffer patiently, endure,” then “to come to the help of,” and later “to be in favor of, encourage.” The Middle French subporter clearly shows its Latin original, supportāre (also subportāre ), which in Latin means only “to transport or carry (supplies) to a place.” The other senses of supportāre arose in Medieval Latin. Supportāre is a compound verb made up of the preposition and prefix sub, sub- (here in the sense “movement or position up close to”) and the simple verb portāre “to carry, convey, transport.”
OTHER WORDS FROM support
sup·port·ing·ly,adverbnon·sup·port·ing,adjectivepre·sup·port,noun,verb (used with object)pro·sup·port,adjective
A few of the 3DS variation that were, until recently, supported by Nintendo.
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In the playoffs, calls have been more likely to get the “support” ruling than “stands,” indicating slightly more confident review decisions.
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It may, Cloudflare has a blog post that shares how you can check your site support.
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That’s 4 percentage points higher than the 68 percent who supported Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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As Andrew Keatts has reported, Mayor Kevin Faulconer and the Housing Commission advocated for state and federal officials to support hotel purchases to house homeless people after the city converted the Convention Center into a shelter.
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In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
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Both are considered marginal figures in the House GOP caucus and have no real base of support for their respective bids.
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As long ago as the early 1970s, he had gone on to support most civil rights-related legislation.
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They came out to support Putin that night together with about 50 more anti-Navalny activists.
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Some pilots consider the infrared marker to be crucial to the close air-support mission to support ground troops.
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We must go to work hard, and to learn, so that bye-and-bye we may be really able to support ourselves.
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She had a claim on him for support, and there was usually some way to enforce the claim.
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Judge Barton must look for his support to someone who has passed through both experiences.
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Seventeen years ago it was accepted as so much additional evidence in support of the old theory that his intellects were deranged.
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He believed the opinion to be unquestionably correct, as were the reasons that gentleman had given in support of it.
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British Dictionary definitions for support
support
/ (səˈpɔːt) /
verb(tr)
to carry the weight of
to bear or withstand (pressure, weight, etc)
to provide the necessities of life for (a family, person, etc)
to tend to establish (a theory, statement, etc) by providing new facts; substantiate
to speak in favour of (a motion)
to give aid or courage to
to give approval to (a cause, principle, etc); subscribe toto support a political candidature
to endure with forbearanceI will no longer support bad behaviour
to give strength to; maintainto support a business
(tr)(in a concert) to perform earlier than (the main attraction)
filmstheatre
to play a subordinate role to
to accompany (the feature) in a film programme
to act or perform (a role or character)
noun
the act of supporting or the condition of being supported
a thing that bears the weight or part of the weight of a construction
a person who or thing that furnishes aid
the means of maintenance of a family, person, etc
a band or entertainer not topping the bill
the supportan actor or group of actors playing subordinate roles
medan appliance worn to ease the strain on an injured bodily structure or part
the solid material on which a painting is executed, such as canvas
See athletic support
Derived forms of support
supportless, adjective
Word Origin for support
C14: from Old French supporter, from Latin supportāre to bring, from sub- up + portāre to carry