English Dictionary

support

/səˈpɔːt/

verb

(transitive) To keep from falling. / (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold. / (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.

I support the bookshelf with brackets.

意味（1）

(transitive) To keep from falling.

Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.

意味（2）

(transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?

意味（3）

(transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.

I support France in the World Cup.

意味（4）

(transitive) To help, particularly financially.

The government supports the arts in several ways.

意味（5）

To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.

The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.

意味（6）

(transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.

The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.

意味（7）

(transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.

Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.

意味（8）

(transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.

I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.

意味（9）

(archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.

This fierce demeanour and his insolence / The patience of a god could not support.

意味（10）

To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

to support the character of King Lear