steunen

Verb

1. (transitive) to support, keep up, back up, assist
2. (intransitive) to rest, be based or founded on
3. (intransitive) to moan, groan

Noun

plural of steun

steun

• Noun
• Verb

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstøː.nə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: stōnen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *stonōn

In summary

From Middle Dutch stōnen, from Old Dutch *stonōn, *stunōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stunōn (“to sound, crash, bang, strike, knock”), from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (“to make a loud sound, thunder, crash, rumble, groan”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”).

Concepts

support

sustain

lean

back

🔙

prop

maintain

groan

assist

second

2nd

rest

countenance

underpin

uphold

abet

bolster

buttress

endorse

espouse

moan

patronize

indorse

help

reinvigorate

save

standby

stand by

steady

store

tone up

reenforce

underlay

whimper

fall in with

heave a sigh

play up to

upbear

line up behind

give somebody a hand

accourage

aid

back up

bolster up

brace

brace up

cache

comfort

conserve

continue

depend

encourage

Synonyms

ondersteunen

schragen

stutten

zuchten

schoren

ruggesteunen

dragen

kreunen

bijstaan

leunen

assisteren

helpen

gebaseerd zijn

hulp verlenen

overhouden

promoveren

doorgaan

conserveren

bewaren

stenen

bevorderen

verder gaan met

vervolgen

voortgaan

voortzetten

behouden

bergen

support

patroneren

pushen

onderhouden

dulden

Translations

unterstützen

apoiar

appuyer

stützen

soutenir

sostenere

appoggiare

lehnen

desteklemek

anlehnen

stemmen

respaldar

unterhalten

apoyar

stöhnen

Sentences

Hartelijk dank en ik verzoek u allen dit verslag morgen te steunen .

Thank you very much and I ask you all to support this report tomorrow.

Daarom vraag ik u om deze richtlijn en dit compromis te steunen .

I would therefore ask you to support this directive and this compromise.

Wij steunen echter de amendementen inzake minder bureaucratie voor de ondernemingen .

We support, however, the amendments involving reduced bureaucracy for companies.