support
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
Etymology: From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō.
Inflected forms:
form: supports
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: supporting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: supported
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: supported
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: support
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: support
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: supported
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: support
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: supportest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: supported
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: supportedst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: supports
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: supporteth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: supported
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: support
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: supported
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: support
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: supported
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: support
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: supporting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: supported
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
Senses:
gloss: To help keep from falling.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side.
There is a soft-mat seat (which originally had a palm fiber underwebbing) supported by three curved transverse braces.
One of the keys to glassing effectively is supporting your binoculars. Advanced glassers who scan lots of country for long periods of time, or who use binoculars of 10X power or more, often use a lightweight camera tripod […]
gloss: To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I support France in the World Cup.
gloss: To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Mars does not currently support human habitation.
A grain, which in England is generally given to horſes, but which in Scotland ſupports the people.
gloss: To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The government supports the arts in several ways.
I said I shouldn’t support anything that deceives people.
The NIAID supports projects at universities and research organizations around the United States as well as a network of 21 NIAID labs across the country.
gloss: To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
to urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy
gloss: To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
gloss: To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.
I don't make decisions, but I support those who do.
gloss: To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
gloss: To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
usually
examples: Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
gloss: To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
transitive
examples: This fierce demeanour and his insolence / The patience of a god could not support.
For a strong affection such moments are worth supporting, and they will end well; for your advocate is in your lover's heart and speaks her own language[…]
gloss: To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: to support the character of King Lear
And the award for best supporting actress goes to...
Derived words: countersupport
supportability
supportable
supportance
supported
supportive
supportment
undersupport
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: ondersteun
lang: Albanian
word: përkrah
lang: Bulgarian
word: поддържам
roman: poddǎržam
lang: Czech
word: podporovat
lang: Finnish
word: tukea
lang: Finnish
word: olla asiakastuki
lang: German
word: Support bieten
lang: German
word: betreuen
lang: German
word: unterstützen
lang: Japanese
word: 対応する
roman: tai suru
lang: Latin
word: supersum
lang: Portuguese
word: dar suporte
lang: Russian
word: подде́рживать
roman: poddérživatʹ
lang: Russian
word: поддержа́ть
roman: podderžátʹ
lang: Spanish
word: dar soporte