support

  • 21support */*/*/ — I UK [səˈpɔː(r)t] / US [səˈpɔrt] verb [transitive] Word forms support : present tense I/you/we/they support he/she/it supports present participle supporting past tense supported past participle supported 1) a) to approve of an idea or of a person …

    English dictionary

  • 22support — sup|port1 [ sə pɔrt ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 approve of and help ▸ 2 hold/bear weight ▸ 3 provide something necessary ▸ 4 help to prove something ▸ 5 in computing ▸ 6 be extra performer ▸ 7 be able to deal with ▸ 8 like a sports team 1. ) to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23support — I n. 1) to give, lend, offer, provide; pledge support 2) to enlist, line up, mobilize, round up support for 3) to derive, draw, get, receive support from 4) to gain, get, win support for 5) to have the support of 6) ardent, complete, firm, solid …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24support — [[t]səpɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦ supports, supporting, supported 1) VERB If you support someone or their ideas or aims, you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed. [V n] The vice president insisted that he supported the hard …

    English dictionary

  • 25support — 1 verb (T) 1 AGREE WITH SB/STH to say that you agree with an idea, group, person etc and want them to succeed: The bill was supported by a large majority in the Senate. | support sb in sth: the peasants who supported Castro in his bid for power | …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26support*/*/*/ — [səˈpɔːt] verb [T] I 1) to approve of an idea or a person or organization, and help them to be successful The United Nations has supported efforts to return the refugees peacefully.[/ex] Of course we all support the prime minister.[/ex] 2) to… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27support — (su por ; le t ne se lie pas ; au pluriel l s ne se lie pas : des su por insuffisants ; cependant quelques uns la lient : des su por z insuffisants) s. m. 1°   Ce qui soutient une chose, l objet sur lequel elle pose. •   Encore, assure t on, si l …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 28support — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Maintenance Nouns 1. (financial support) support, maintenance, upkeep, sustenance. See aid. 2. (foundation) ground, foundation, groundwork, substratum, base, basis; terra firma; purchase, grip, footing,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 29Support — Hilfe; Beistand; Erleichterung; Hilfestellung; Unterstützung; Betreuung; Kooperation * * * Sup|pọrt 〈m. 1 oder engl. [səpɔ:t] m. 6〉 I 〈unz.; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 30support — 1. support, verb Furnishing funds or means for maintenance; to maintain; to provide for; to enable to continue; to carry on. To provide a means of livelihood. To vindicate, to maintain, to defend, to uphold with aid or countenance 2. support,… …

    Black's law dictionary