Sekirov Dictionary

support

UK /səˈpɔːt/US /səˈpoɹt/

verb 11
noun 12
forms 6

verb11

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To help keep from falling.
- Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
- He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side.
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to be on the side of someone or something, agreeing with them or giving them real help
- I support France in the World Cup.
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To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
- Mars does not currently support human habitation.
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To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
- The government supports the arts in several ways.
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To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
- The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
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To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
- Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
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To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
- The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
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To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
- I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.
- I don't make decisions, but I support those who do.
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To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
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To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
- And the award for best supporting actress goes to...
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(no longer used) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
- This fierce demeanour and his insolence / The patience of a god could not support. — 1681

noun12

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[before a noun] Something which supports.
- Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
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Financial or other help.
- The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
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Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
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Evidence.
- The new research provides further support for our theory.
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Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- This game has no mouse support.
An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
An accompaniment in music.
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Clipping of support position.
- Dip down as far as you are able, aiming to descend to the bottom of your sternum. Press back up to a support. — 2008
in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
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A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM

forms

supported · supportedst · supporting · supporteth · supports · supportest

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