support

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To help or encourage someone or something, often by agreeing with them.

   Most of the team supported the new plan.

2. 2
   noun

   Help, encouragement, or approval given to someone or something.

   Thank you for all your support during a difficult year.

3. 3
   verb

   To hold the weight of something so that it does not fall.

   Strong wooden beams support the roof.

4. 4
   noun

   Something that holds the weight of another thing.

   They added a metal support under the shelf.

5. 5
   noun

   Money provided to make something possible.

   The project received financial support from the city.

Common collocations

• give support Verb + noun
• financial support Adjective + noun
• full support Adjective + noun
• strong support Adjective + noun
• support group Adjective + noun
• offer support Verb + noun
• provide support Verb + noun
• receive support Verb + noun
• support a family Verb + noun
• emotional support Adjective + noun
• support a cause Verb + noun
• logistic support Adjective + noun

From Middle English support, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French support. Displaced Old English wraþu.

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