support

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To help keep from falling.
2. (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
3. (transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
4. (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
5. (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
6. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
7. (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
8. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
9. (transitive, usually) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
10. (archaic, transitive) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
11. (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).

Noun

1. (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable) Something which supports.
2. (countable, uncountable) Financial or other help.
3. (countable, uncountable) Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
4. (countable, uncountable) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
5. (countable, uncountable) 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).
6. (countable, uncountable) The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM
7. (countable, uncountable) Evidence.
8. (countable, uncountable) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
9. (countable, uncountable) An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
10. (countable, uncountable) An accompaniment in music.
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of support position.
12. (countable, uncountable) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.

Opposite of

oppose, kernel

Synonyms

prop

help

aid

sustain

assist

maintain

assistance

prop up

backing

uphold

back

🔙

hold

bear

🐻

back up

patronage

hold up

maintenance

encouragement

stay

encourage

brace

feed

promote

second

2nd

stand

lean

protection

keep

endorse

rest

carry

nourish

reinforce

provide for

strengthen

buttress

boost

patronize

bring up

endure

underpin

reinforcement

pillar

stand by

tolerate

sponsor

bolster

corroborate

favour

comfort

Translations

soutenir

soutien

Unterstützung

unterstützen

appui

sostenere

apoyar

apoyo

sostegno

appoggiare

support

Stütze

stützen

Hilfe

appoggio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈpɔːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: supporten

Inherited from Middle English: support

In summary

From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō.

Sentences

These stores are sometimes a source of financial support for educational institutions .

However , perceived social support may be directly affected by the severity of the trauma .

Despite Buddeus's support , however , he was passed over for a position in Jena .

Haeckel did not support natural selection , rather believing in Lamarckism .

Their tasks involve combat and non-combat operations , including direct hostile engagements and support operations .