Meaning
To help someone or something, or to hold a thing up so that it does not fall.
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Word origin
From Latin supportare, to carry, from sub, under, and portare, to carry.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supportare
Grammar
Examples
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To support a person is to be there and help them.
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Here "support" means to hold something up.
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To support a team is to want it to win.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: support, note, sake and 7 more words.