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verbIf you support someone or their ideas or aims, you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed .The vice president insisted that he supported the hard-working people of New York.They pressed the party to support a total ban on pesticides.The Prime Minister gave his full support to the government's reforms.They are prepared to resort to violence in support of their beliefs.If you support someone, you provide them with money or the things that they need .I have children to support, money to be earned, and a home to be maintained.She sold everything she'd ever bought in order to support herself through art school.If a fact supports a statement or a theory, it helps to show that it is true or correct .The Freudian theory about daughters falling in love with their father has little evidence to support it.He offers no factual support for these assertions.If something supports an object, it is underneath the object and holding it up....the thick wooden posts that supported the ceiling.Let your baby sit on the floor propped up with plenty of cushions to support him.If you support yourself, you prevent yourself from falling by holding onto something or by leaning on something.He supported himself by means of a nearby post.Alice, very pale, was leaning against him as if for support.If you support a sports team, you always want them to win and perhaps go regularly to their games.Tim, 17, supports Manchester United.nounIf you give support to someone during a difficult or unhappy time, you are kind to them and help them.We campaign for the rights of sufferers and provide support for the patient and family.We hope to continue to have her close support and friendship.Financial support is money provided to enable an organization to continue . This money is usually provided by the government....the government's proposal to cut agricultural support by only about 15%.A support is a bar or other object that supports something.At a concert or show, the support or the support act is a less well-known person or band who performs before the main person or band. A2

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definition	verb If you support someone or their ideas or aims, you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed . The vice president insisted that he supported the hard-working people of New York. They pressed the party to support a total ban on pesticides. The Prime Minister gave his full support to the government's reforms. They are prepared to resort to violence in support of their beliefs. If you support someone, you provide them with money or the things that they need . I have children to support, money to be earned, and a home to be maintained. She sold everything she'd ever bought in order to support herself through art school. If a fact supports a statement or a theory, it helps to show that it is true or correct . The Freudian theory about daughters falling in love with their father has little evidence to support it. He offers no factual support for these assertions. If something supports an object, it is underneath the object and holding it up. ...the thick wooden posts that supported the ceiling. Let your baby sit on the floor propped up with plenty of cushions to support him. If you support yourself, you prevent yourself from falling by holding onto something or by leaning on something. He supported himself by means of a nearby post. Alice, very pale, was leaning against him as if for support. If you support a sports team, you always want them to win and perhaps go regularly to their games. Tim, 17, supports Manchester United. noun If you give support to someone during a difficult or unhappy time, you are kind to them and help them. We campaign for the rights of sufferers and provide support for the patient and family. We hope to continue to have her close support and friendship. Financial support is money provided to enable an organization to continue . This money is usually provided by the government. ...the government's proposal to cut agricultural support by only about 15%. A support is a bar or other object that supports something. At a concert or show, the support or the support act is a less well-known person or band who performs before the main person or band.
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