support

sup-port · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) To bear the weight of something; to hold up.

  2. 2.

    (verb) To give assistance, encouragement, or approval to.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To provide with necessities for life.

  4. 4.

    (noun) Something that bears weight or holds something up.

  5. 5.

    (noun) Assistance, encouragement, or approval.

  6. 6.

    (noun) Help given to customers of a product or service.

Related words

Antonyms: abandon, hinder, oppose
See also: assist, help, oppose
Synonyms: assist, back, help, sustain

Etymology

From Old French supporter ("to bear, endure"), from Latin supportāre ("to carry, convey"), from sub- ("under, from below") + portāre ("to carry"). The sense evolved from "to carry" to "to sustain" to "to assist."