Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
something which supports:
financial or other help:
Русский
By meaning 2
something which supports:
financial or other help:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
something which supports:
financial or other help:
answers and resolution of problems:
mathematics: set of points where the function is not zero:
support of structures:

Examples

1005 sentences

  1. I hope you'll get his support.

    Я сподіваюся, ви отримаєте його допомогу. — Wordowl

    ruЯ надеюсь, вы получите его помощь. — vilnat

    deIch hoffe, du wirst seine Unterstützung bekommen. — Espi

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  2. I'm very grateful for your support.

    Я дуже вам вдячний за підтримку. — deniko

    ruЯ очень благодарен вам за поддержку. — marafon

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  3. Tom needs your support.

    Тому потрібна твоя підтримка. — deniko

    ruТому нужна твоя поддержка. — marafon

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Meaning

11 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)Financial or other help.

    The government provides support to the arts in several ways.

    Unterstützung, Hilfe

    подде́ржкаpoddéržka

    підтри́мкаpidtrýmka, підде́ржкаpiddéržka

  2. (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable)Something which supports.

    Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.

    Stütze, Unterstützung, Abstützung

    опо́раopóra

    опо́раopóra, опертя́opertjá, підпо́раpidpóra

  3. (countable, uncountable)Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.

    Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?

    Unterstützung, Kundendienst, Service

    подде́ржкаpoddéržka

More meanings 8

  1. (countable, uncountable)In relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.

    Träger

  2. (countable, uncountable)Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.

    Lager

  3. (countable, uncountable)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.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Evidence.

    The new research provides further support for our theory.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.

    This game has no mouse support.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM

  7. (countable, uncountable)An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.

  8. (countable, uncountable)An accompaniment in music.

More definitions
  • the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
  • aiding the cause or policy or interests of
  • something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
  • a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: supports
Singularsupport
Pluralsupports

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Something which supports:sustentation
Close in meaning
  • a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission:reinforcementreenforcement
  • documentary validation:documentation
  • the financial means whereby one lives:keeplivelihoodlivingbread and buttersustenance
  • the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening:supporting
  • a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts:accompanimentmusical accompanimentbackup
  • financial resources provided to make some project possible:financial supportfundingbackingfinancial backing

Antonyms

1 antonyms
In relation to a function, the set of points where the…:kernel

Word family

32 related words
Derivedcountersupportair supportbook supportchild supportcritical supportcustomer supportdo-supporthigh-supportincome supportlife supportlow-supportmaterial supportmicrosupportnative supportneurosupportnonsupportself-supportspousal supportsupport actsupport bubblesupport dogsupport forcesupportfulsupport group

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

8 patterns
  • for your support
  • enough to support
  • how much support
  • on life support
  • family to support
  • appreciate your support
  • moral support
  • life support

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
supplierB2supplyB2supporterB1supportiveB1supposeB1supposedlyB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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