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Learn to pronounce sup·port

/səˈpôrt/
verb
  1. bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
    "the dome was supported by a hundred white columns"
    synonyms: hold up, bear, carry, prop up, keep up, bolster up, brace, shore up, underpin, buttress, reinforce
  2. give assistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act.
    synonyms: help, aid, assist, contribute to, give a donation to, give money to, back, underwrite, subsidize, fund, finance, succor, bankroll, champion, give help to, be on the side of, side with, favor, prefer, abet, aid and abet, encourage, vote for, ally oneself with, stand behind, fall in with, stand up for, defend, take someone's part, take up the cudgels for, sponsor, vouch for, second, promote, endorse, sanction, approve of, give one's blessing to, smile on, stick up for, throw one's weight behind
  3. suggest the truth of; corroborate.
    "the studies support our findings"
    synonyms: substantiate, back up, give force to, give weight to, bear out, corroborate, confirm, attest to, verify, prove, validate, authenticate, endorse, ratify, document
  4. (of a computer or operating system) allow the use or operation of (a program, language, or device).
    "the new versions do not support the graphical user interface standard"
  5. endure; tolerate.
    "at work during the day I could support the grief"
    synonyms: endure, bear, put up with, tolerate, stand, abide, suffer, stomach, brook, sustain, shoulder, weather

noun
  1. a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.
    "the best support for a camera is a tripod"
    synonyms: pillar, post, prop, underprop, underpinning, base, substructure, foundation, brace, buttress, abutment, bolster, upright, stay, stand, trestle, crutch, plinth
  2. material assistance.
    "he urged that military support be sent to protect humanitarian convoys"
    synonyms: maintenance, keep, sustenance, subsistence, food and accommodation, contributions, backing, donations, money, subsidy, funding, funds, finance, capital, help, assistance, aid, votes, endorsement, sanction, approval, blessing, patronage, advocacy, promotion, championship, espousal, defense, recommendation, recommending, argument for, arguing for

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SUPPORT meaning: 1 : to agree with or approve of (someone or something); 2 : to show that you approve of (someone or something) by doing something.
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SUPPORT meaning: 1. to help someone, often when they arehe or she is having problems: 2. to take care of someone by…. Learn more.
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