Support
To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.
That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
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Support Quotations
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
Abraham Lincoln
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy
'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.
William Shakespeare
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
Thomas Jefferson
These technologies can make life easier, can let us touch people we might not otherwise. You may have a child with a birth defect and be able to get in touch with other parents and support groups, get medical information, the latest experimental drugs. These things can profoundly influence life. I'm not downplaying that.
Steve Jobs
Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
Mahatma Gandhi
God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
Mahatma Gandhi
Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have never met anyone who did not support our troops. Sometimes, however, we hear accusations that someone or some group does not support the men and women serving in our Armed Forces. But this is pure demagoguery, and it is intellectually dishonest.
Ron Paul
In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive war and interventionist nation-building will have much greater significance than the removal of Saddam Hussein itself.
Ron Paul
Support Translations
support in Afrikaans is ondersteun
support in Dutch is stutten, steunen, schragen
support in Finnish is nojata
support in French is soutenez, appuyez, appuyons, appuyent, soutiens
support in Italian is sostenere, appogiare, appoggio, poggiare, sostegno
support in Latin is auxilium, faveo, patrocinor, foveo, suscipio
support in Spanish is soportar, apear, apoyo, acorro, socorro, sosten
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