support

/səˈpɔːt/ verb [T]

Definition

AGREE › to agree with an idea, group, or person: Do you support their views on nuclear weapons?

PROVE › to help to show that something is true: There's no evidence to support his story.

HOLD › to hold the weight of someone or something: Is this ladder strong enough to support me?

PAY › to look after someone by paying for their food, clothes, etc: She has three children to support.

SPORT mainly UK › to like a particular sports team and want them to win: Who do you support?

(Definition of support verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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