support

/səˈpɔːt/ noun

Definition

AGREEMENT [U] › agreement with an idea, group, or person: Is there much public support for the death penalty?

in support of sb/sth › agreeing with someone or something: The minister spoke in support of military action.

HELP [U] › help or encouragement: emotional/financial support She needs all the love and support we can give her.

OBJECT [C] › an object that can hold the weight of something → See also child support → See also income support → See also moral support

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

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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