Supporting
/səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of support form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That supports.
Adjective
- 1 capable of bearing a structural load wordnet
- 2 furnishing support and encouragement wordnet
Example
More examples"Supporting his family was a great burden for him."