support

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English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səˈpɔːt/, [səˈpʰɔːt]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /səˈpɔɹt/, [səˈpʰɔɹt], [səˈpʰoɹt]
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /səˈpo(ː)ɹt/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /səˈpoət/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t
• Hyphenation: sup‧port

Etymology 1

From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō.

Verb

support (third-person singular simple present supports, present participle supporting, simple past and past participle supported)

2. (transitive) To help keep from falling.

   Synonyms: bear, bestand, hold up, stut, undergird, underprop, upbear, upgird, uphold
4. (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.

   Antonym: oppose

5. (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
6. (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.

   Synonyms: attest, corroborate, establish, substantiate, sustain, verify
7. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.

8. (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.

9. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

10. (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).

    Synonyms: accommodate, enable, play, run

11. (transitive, archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
12. (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).

Conjugation

Derived terms

• supportable
• supported
• supportive

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English support, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French support. Displaced Old English wraþu.

Noun

support (countable and uncountable, plural supports)

1. (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.

2. Financial or other help.
3. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.

   Hyponyms: first-level support, second-level support, third-level support

4. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.

   Antonym: kernel

5. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).

6. (commutative algebra, of a module ${displaystyle M}$ over a commutative ring ${displaystyle R}$) The set of all prime ideals of ${displaystyle R}$ such that the localization of ${displaystyle M}$ at the prime is nonzero, denoted ${displaystyle \operatorname M}$
7. Evidence.

8. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.

9. An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
10. An accompaniment in music.
11. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
12. (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Hyponyms

• moral support
• (military): combat support

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From the verb supporter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɔʁ/

Noun

support m (plural supports)

1. support
2. base
3. (heraldry) supporter

Further reading

• “support”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Etymology

From French (or German) and English support. Attested since 1697.

Noun

support c

1. support (help)

   Synonyms: hjälp, stöd

3. support (for a product)

Usage notes

Often in the definite "supporten" in (sense 2).

Declension

Related terms

• supporter

References

• support in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• support in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• support in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)