Supporting

//səˈpɔɹtɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which supports something else; a support.

    "But supposing that heaven had a Lord, then all included in its overspreadings and supportings, throughout the myriad of states, and within the four seas, would invariably be under the government of Heaven's Lord […]"

  2. 2
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of support form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That supports.
Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of bearing a structural load wordnet
  2. 2
    furnishing support and encouragement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
supportiveadjuvantadvocatingapprovingassistanceauxiliary

Example

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"Supporting his family was a great burden for him."

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