Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"She supported him during the illness"
"Her children always backed her up"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 2
"he does not support his natural children"
"The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
Type of:
give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 4
"each child was expected to pay for their keep"
"he applied to the state for support"
"he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
Type of:
resource
noun
Sense 5
"the policy found little public support"
"his faith was all the support he needed"
"the team enjoyed the support of their fans"
Type of:
influence
Derived:
back up
noun
Sense 8
"his support kept the family together"
"they gave him emotional support during difficult times"
Type of:
activity
noun
Sense 9
"the president no longer had the support of his own party"
"they developed a scheme of mutual support"
noun
Sense 11
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
"they called for artillery support"
Kinds of:
close support
verb
Sense 12
"Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 13
"She supported the motion to strike"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 14
"I subscribe to your view on abortion"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 15
"his documentation of the results was excellent"
"the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones"
verb
Sense 16
"The beam holds up the roof"
"He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"
"What''s holding that mirror?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 17
"We patronize this store"
"Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 18
"The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 19
verb
Sense 20
"his story confirmed my doubts"
"The evidence supports the defendant"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 21
"He plumped for the Labor Party"
"I backed Kennedy in 1960"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 22
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
"he learned to tolerate the heat"
"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Verb group:
suffer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
22
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
202
Times Searched
3
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