support

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Editorial note

Apple will continue to support XQuartz as an open source project.

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Quick take

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of support gathered in one view.

noun

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"

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aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"

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something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for support.

noun

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"

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aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"

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a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"

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documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"

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the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

See also: keep, livelihood, living, sustenance

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supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

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the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support"

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a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

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any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"

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financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment"

verb

give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"

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support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

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be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

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be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

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adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"

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support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

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argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

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play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"

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be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"

See also: patronize, patronise, patronage

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put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

Example sentences

Apple will continue to support XQuartz as an open source project.

They started off with a wave of national press as well as solid financial support from grassroot users.

My boss actually laughed and was like "we should have caught this a long time ago"... by we he actually meant himself and support.

If you support this sort of work, donating money to demining NGOs would be better than funding yet another ineffective mine roller.

"I fully support gay marriage and I personally think Brendan is on the wrong side of this issue, but I also fully support the right of people to hold their own opinions, even when other people find them unpopular.

But other large regional ISPs pretty quickly learned not to set fire to their customer base, and, by the end, I think our customer service was pretty much at par for the whole area; we were no longer truly different based on support.

As I learned Mandarin Chinese up to the level that I was able to support my family for several years as a Chinese-English translator and interpreter, I had to tackle several problems for which there is not yet a one-stop-shopping software solution.

We got that reputation by doing some concrete things differently than our competitors: we staffed an appropriate number of CSRs, trained them to be nice to customers, did a lot of gratuitous tech support for basic computer problems, and were flexible about resolving billing disputes.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use support in a sentence?

Apple will continue to support XQuartz as an open source project.

What does support mean?

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"