📒 to help or encourage somebody/something by saying or showing that you agree with them/it
- support somebody/something to support an idea/a view
- The party fully supports new welfare reform bill.
- Efforts to reduce waste are strongly supported by environmental groups.
📒 to give or be ready to give help to somebody if they need it
- an organization that supports people with AIDS
- She supported her husband through many difficult times.
- The company will support customers in Europe (= solve their problems with a product).
📒 to like a particular sports team, watch their games, etc.
- Which team do you support?
- Who do you support?
📒 to help or encourage something to be successful by giving it money
- The project was supported by grants from various charities.
- A number of famous actors actively supported the campaign.
- Several major companies are supporting the project.
📒 to provide everything necessary, especially money, so that somebody/something can live or exist
- He struggles to support his family.
- She supported herself through college by working as a waitress in a local bar.
- He turned to crime to support his drug habit.
📒 to help to show that something is true
- Current data support this hypothesis.
- There is no evidence to support his claims.
- The witness's story was not supported by the evidence.
📒 to hold somebody/something in position; to prevent somebody/something from falling
- a platform supported by concrete pillars
- Support the baby's head when you hold it.
- She walked carefully down the stairs, supported by her grandson.
📒 to perform in a pop or rock concert before the main performer
- They were supported by a local Liverpool band.
📒 to allow a particular program, language or device to be used with it
- This digital audio player supports multiple formats.