/səˈpɔːt/
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Translation
To help someone or something, or to hold a thing up so that it does not fall.
Word origin
From Latin supportare, to carry, from sub, under, and portare, to carry.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supportare
Grammar
Verb typeregular (support, supports, supported)
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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