SUPPORT MEANING IN FRENCH

Definition & Synonyms

• Support

1. (v. t.) To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
2. (v. t.) To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
3. (v. t.) To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
4. (n.) That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.
5. (v. t.) To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
6. (v. t.) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
7. (v. t.) To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
8. (n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
9. (n.) That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
10. (v. t.) To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support ones own cause.
11. (v. t.) A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; OConnell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
12. (v. t.) To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
13. (v. t.) To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.

Synonyms:
Abide, Accompaniment, Affirm, Back, Backing, Bear, Bolster, Brook, Confirm, Corroborate, Defend, Endorse, Endure, Funding, Hold, Keep, Livelihood, Living, Patronage, Patronize, Reenforcement, Reinforcement, Stand, Stomach, Subscribe, Substantiate, Suffer, Supporting, Sustain, Sustenance, Tolerate, Underpin,