support
su
sə
sē
pport
ˈpɔrt
pawrt
/səˈpɔːt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "support"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide someone or something with encouragement or help
Transitive: to support sb/sth
to support definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
While I was going through a tough time, they were supporting me unconditionally.
āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤāĻšā§€āύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to hold a person or thing in position or prevent them from falling
Transitive: to support sb/sth
to support definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The strong branches of the oak tree supported the tire swing, allowing children to play safely in the backyard.
āĻ“āĻ• āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āχāĻ‚āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āωāĻ āĻžāύ⧇ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide financial or material assistance
Transitive: to support sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The organization supports various charitable causes through donations.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āύāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻŦā§āϝ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to align oneself with a particular idea, group, or movement
Transitive: to support an idea or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The environmentalist chose to support initiatives aimed at conservation and sustainable practices.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ⧇āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ⧇ āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšā§€āϤ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to show loyalty to and encouragement for a particular team or athlete, often by attending games, cheering, or following their progress
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crowd passionately supported their home team throughout the match.
āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϚ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‹āĻŽ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide evidence or information in order to prove that something, especially a claim or idea is true
Transitive: to support a claim
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor aimed to support the theory that certain foods contribute to overall brain health.
āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻāχ āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to present reasons or advocate for a particular idea, cause, or viewpoint
Transitive: to support a cause or viewpoint
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The student council president addressed the concerns of fellow students, working to support their needs and suggestions.
āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ­āĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to endure or allow something, often despite personal preferences or objections
Transitive: to support sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager had to support occasional disruptions in the office during the renovation period.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āύāĻŦā§€āĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϘāĻžāϤ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perform as the secondary act in a pop or rock concert, usually before the main performers
Transitive: to support a musical act
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The opening act 's job is to support the main performers by entertaining the audience.
āĻ“āĻĒ⧇āύāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻšāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ

something you wear to hold an injured or weak part of your body in position
support definition and meaning
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ

sympathy and assistance that one provides for someone who is facing a difficult or unfortunate situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The community showed their support for the family after their house burned down.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ

help or assistance provided to a person, cause, or interest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team 's success was due to the support of their loyal fans.
āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—āϤ āĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ

aiding the cause or policy or interests of
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ

a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
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āύāĻĨāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ, āύāĻĨāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧈āϧāϤāĻž

documentary validation
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āĻ…āĻŦāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāύ

the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āφāϧāĻžāϰ

a structural element that provides stability, holds up a load, or serves as a foundation for a building, object, or system
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The columns act as support for the roof of the ancient temple.
āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ­āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻž

the financial means whereby one lives
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āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ

a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
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āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž

financial resources provided to make some project possible
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āωāĻĻā§āĻŦā§‹āϧāύ⧀ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€

a singer or band that open a pop or rock concert before the main act

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

supported
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