support

See also: Support

support - English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /səˈpɔːt/, [səˈpʰɔːt]
  • (General American) IPA: /səˈpɔɹt/, [səˈpʰɔɹt], [səˈpʰoɹt]
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /səˈpo(ː)ɹt/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /səˈpoət/
  • Hyphenation: sup‧port

Verb

support (third-person singular simple present supports, present participle supporting, simple past and past participle supported)

  1. (transitive) To keep from falling.
  2. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
    • Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
  3. (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
    • I support France in the World Cup.
    • Antonym: oppose
  4. (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
    • The government supports the arts in several ways.
  5. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
    • The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
    • The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
  6. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
    • The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
    • I don't make decisions, but I support those who do.
  7. (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
    • Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
  8. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
    • I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.
  9. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
  10. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
    • to support the character of King Lear

Conjugation

infinitive (to) support
present tense past tense
1st-person singular support supported
2nd-person singular support, supportest supported, supportedst
3rd-person singular supports, supporteth supported
plural support
subjunctive support supported
imperative support
participles supporting supported

Archaic or obsolete.

Derived terms

Translations


Noun

support (countable and uncountable, plural supports)

  1. (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
    • Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
  2. Financial or other help.
    • The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
  3. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
    • Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
    • Hyponyms: first-level support, second-level support, third-level support
  4. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
  5. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
    • If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
  6. Evidence.
    • The new research provides further support for our theory.
  7. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
    • This game has no mouse support.
  8. An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
  9. An accompaniment in music.
  10. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
  11. (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

  • Finnish: -tuki (e.g. onko siinä hiirituki?)

support - French

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /sy.pɔʁ/

Noun

support m (plural supports)

  1. support
  2. base
  3. (heraldry) supporter

support - Swedish

Noun

support c

  1. support (help)
    • Hon fick ingen support
      • She didn't receive any support
    • Synonyms: hjälp, stöd
  2. support (for a product)
    • Ring supporten
      • Call tech support

Usage notes

Often in the definite "supporten" in (sense 2).

Declension

Declension of support 
Meaning and Definition of support
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