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support verb ( HELP )
/səˈpɔːt/
/-ˈpɔːrt/ v [T] Definition
to help someone emotionally or in a practical way
Alcoholics Anonymous is a group which supports people who are trying to stop drinking too much alcohol.
My family has always supported me in whatever I've wanted to do.
(Definition of support verb (HELP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed
- back
- backing
- Behind every great/successful man there stands a woman.
- buttress
- champion
- close ranks
- defence
- espouse
- flag-waving
- pander to sb/sth
- stand up for sth/sb
- strike a blow for sth
- support v (ENCOURAGE)
- support v (PROVIDE)
- support n (ENCOURAGEMENT)
- take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth
- tip the scales
- wave/show/fly the flag
- with
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