support verb [T] (ENCOURAGE)
B2
to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed:
- agreeI suggested they seek legal counsel and they agreed.
- acceptI have no choice but to accept the ruling of the court.
- acquiesceThe police acquiesced to the rebels' demands.
- assentBy signing, you assent to the terms of the contract.
- consentI consent to a search of my vehicle.
B1 mainly UK (US usually root for)
Which team do you support?
- I don't support the death penalty, but if people are to be executed, it should be done humanely.
- The mass of the people support the government's reforms.
- All those who support this proposal say "Aye".
- Although I support the project in public, my private opinion is that it will fail.
- Her speech failed to sway her colleagues into supporting the plan.
- adopt
- advocacy
- affirmation
- ally yourself to/with someone phrasal verb
- argumentation
- bat
- championship
- commitment
- defensible
- espouse
- hold space idiom
- in defence of someone/something
- in favour of something/doing something
- in someone's corner idiom
- lapel badge
- shoulder
- thick
- uphold
- worship at the shrine/altar of something idiom
- yimby
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support verb [T] (HELP)
B1
- Judging by what he said, I think it's very unlikely that he'll be able to support your application.
- I thought he wasn't going to support me, but I misjudged him.
- Many Americans felt it was their patriotic duty to buy bonds to support the war effort.
- I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
- The organization has peddled the myth that they are supporting the local population.
- adopt
- advocacy
- affirmation
- ally yourself to/with someone phrasal verb
- argumentation
- bat
- championship
- commitment
- defensible
- espouse
- hold space idiom
- in defence of someone/something
- in favour of something/doing something
- in someone's corner idiom
- lapel badge
- shoulder
- thick
- uphold
- worship at the shrine/altar of something idiom
- yimby
support verb [T] (PROVIDE)
B1
- The great and the good are calling on the government to support the arts.
- She needs a pretty high income to support her lifestyle.
- My starting salary as a newly qualified teacher wasn't enough to support a family.
- Charities depend on people supporting their activities.
- This play is supported by a grant from the local arts council.
- annuity
- blind trust
- charitable trust
- come into an inheritance
- covenant
- fiduciary
- funding
- holding company
- inheritance
- kitty
- matching contribution
- mutual fund
- pension plan
- super
- superannuation
- syndic
- the Consolidated Fund
- trust fund
- trustee
- unit trust
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support verb [T] (STOP FROM FALLING)
- The frame needs to be strong enough to support the engine assembly .
- Use bamboo canes to support tomato plants.
- The stakes are pushed or hammered into the ground and can be used for marking an area, supporting a plant or forming part of a fence.
- Carefully tighten the clamp until it firmly supports the pipette in a vertical position.
- A row of reinforced concrete pillars supports the bridge.
support verb [T] (PROVE)
- acid test
- actions speak louder than words idiom
- age verification
- anecdotal evidence
- anti-sexist
- demolish
- demolition
- demonstrability
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- living proof
- make something stick idiom
- missing link
- nail a lie idiom
- non-documentary
- unfalsifiable
- unprovable
- unsubstantiated
- untestable
- verification
support verb [T] (ACCEPT)
- admission
- admit
- admit of something phrasal verb
- allow of something phrasal verb
- allowable
- allowably
- authorization
- brook
- excuse
- give the green light to something idiom
- given the chance/choice idiom
- green-light
- hall pass
- hospital admission
- qualify
- reauthorize
- recertify
- relicense
- relicensure
- right to roam
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support
noun
uk
/səˈpɔːt/ us
/səˈpɔːrt/support noun (ENCOURAGEMENT)
- adopt
- advocacy
- affirmation
- ally yourself to/with someone phrasal verb
- argumentation
- bat
- championship
- commitment
- defensible
- espouse
- hold space idiom
- in defence of someone/something
- in favour of something/doing something
- in someone's corner idiom
- lapel badge
- shoulder
- thick
- uphold
- worship at the shrine/altar of something idiom
- yimby
support noun (HELP)
B1 [ C or U ]
- adopt
- advocacy
- affirmation
- ally yourself to/with someone phrasal verb
- argumentation
- bat
- championship
- commitment
- defensible
- espouse
- hold space idiom
- in defence of someone/something
- in favour of something/doing something
- in someone's corner idiom
- lapel badge
- shoulder
- thick
- uphold
- worship at the shrine/altar of something idiom
- yimby
support noun (MONEY)
- The annual cost of income support to unmarried mothers amounted to £700 million in that year.
- Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.
- Will financial support for the theatre project be forthcoming?
- Is there any hope of getting financial support for the project?
- They are young inexperienced parents and need support.
- adopt
- advocacy
- affirmation
- ally yourself to/with someone phrasal verb
- argumentation
- bat
- championship
- commitment
- defensible
- espouse
- hold space idiom
- in defence of someone/something
- in favour of something/doing something
- in someone's corner idiom
- lapel badge
- shoulder
- thick
- uphold
- worship at the shrine/altar of something idiom
- yimby
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support noun (HOLDING)
- Because of an unusually strong current, the bridge's central support gave way, tipping a coach into the river.
- When restoring the building, the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations.
- The mattress has hundreds of small springs to provide extra support for the back.
- Always provide support for the baby's head.
- The shelf was held in place by two brick supports.
support noun (PROOF)
- acid test
- actions speak louder than words idiom
- age verification
- anecdotal evidence
- anti-sexist
- demolish
- demolition
- demonstrability
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- living proof
- make something stick idiom
- missing link
- nail a lie idiom
- non-documentary
- unfalsifiable
- unprovable
- unsubstantiated
- untestable
- verification
