support1 verbsupport2 noun
supportsup‧port1 /səˈpɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●●● S2 W1 verb [transitive] 
WORD ORIGINsupport1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French supporter, from Latin supportare ‘to carry’, from sub- ( ➔ SUB-) + portare ‘to carry’VERB TABLE
support
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | support |
| he, she, it | supports | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | supported |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have supported |
| he, she, it | has supported | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had supported |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will support |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have supported |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am supporting |
| he, she, it | is supporting | |
| you, we, they | are supporting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was supporting |
| you, we, they | were supporting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been supporting |
| he, she, it | has been supporting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been supporting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be supporting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been supporting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A lot of people can barely earn enough to support themselves, let alone their families.
- Do you have any evidence to support these claims?
- During the renovations, a temporary wall will support the ceiling.
- Employers support the training program by offering places for young people.
- For twenty-five years he painstakingly amassed evidence to support his hypothesis.
- He has a wife and two children to support.
- Her body was so weak that she had to be supported by two nurses.
- I always support the Girl Scouts by buying a few boxes of cookies.
- I am very grateful to members of the faculty who have supported me in so many ways.
- I have always supported the Democrats.
- If she can't support herself, how's she going to support a child?
- My friends and family have all supported me through the divorce.
- My parents didn't have to support me when I was at college because I received a grant.
- Plans for a new school were strongly supported by local residents.
- Public opinion in America supported Gandhi in his struggle for an independent India.
- She is my daughter, and I will love and support her no matter what happens.
- She wrote a newspaper article supporting the idea of a minimum wage for workers.
- Sitting at a table in the coffee shop, her chin supported by her hands, she was deep in thought.
- The ceiling was supported by huge stone columns.
- The changes in the tax code are supported by the Democratic party.
- Many elderly people support Milosevic because they are scared.
- Psychological theories support two main forms of gender bias.
- The environment ministry, to which it is ultimately responsible, supports it to the tune of almost 5m francs.
- The Fed chairman actually supports Mr Neal's bill.
- Together they shoot up, play soccer, get into barroom brawls, mug tourists and steal to support their habits.
- We supported the demands for a thorough and credible investigation by independent and impartial experts.
THESAURUSto agree with and help somebody/something
to say that you agree with a person or idea, and usually help them because you want them to succeed: · We will support your decision.· Thanks to everyone who supported us throughout the trial.· The tsunami appeal was supported by thousands of people.
to support a person or plan by providing money or practical help – used about governments or other powerful groups: · The £100 million scheme is backed by the British government.· The people backing him do not have the interests of the club at heart.
to formally and officially say that you support a person, plan, or idea: · Agriculture ministers refused to endorse the Commission's proposals.
to support a person or plan and help them be successful – used especially about a group of people: · The England fans really got behind the team.· I really believe in this initiative, but it was hard to find business people who were willing to get behind it.· The police can't do anything unless the public gets behind them.
to say that you support someone or something when they are being attacked: · You were the only person who stood up for me at the meeting.· He stood up for what he believed in.
to support one of the people or groups involved in an argument – used especially when you disapprove of this or think it is unfair: · I felt she was siding with her mother rather than standing up for me.· The jury often side with the defendant in these situations.
to stop something from falling to hold the weight of something and stop it from falling: · The branch was too weak to support his weight.· The ceiling was supported by huge stone columns.· Her body was so weak that she had to be supported by two nurses.
to stop something from falling: · These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.· His trousers were held up by an old piece of string.
to stop something from falling by putting something against it or under it: · The builders have propped up the walls with steel beams.
to support the weight of someone or something – used about something supporting several people, vehicles etc: · The bridge could only carry up to two cars at a time.· The lift can carry up to 12 people.
to be strong enough to support the weight of someone or something: · Are you sure the branch will hold both of us?· She prayed that the roof would hold her weight as she crawled along it.
literary technical to hold the weight of something: · The truck did not look strong enough to bear the weight of all those people.· a load-bearing wall
to be strong enough to support the weight of someone or something: · His damaged leg would not take his weight.· Any large mirrors should have additional support to take their weight.· Make sure you choose a pole that will take the weight of your curtains.
Longman Language Activatorto agree with an idea/person/political party to agree with an idea, plan, political party etc, and want it to succeed: · I have always supported the Democrats.· She wrote a newspaper article supporting the idea of a minimum wage for workers.strongly support: · Plans for a new school were strongly supported by local residents.support somebody in something: · Public opinion in America supported Gandhi in his struggle for an independent India.
British /be in favor of American to support a plan or suggestion because you think it is a good idea: · Most UN delegates are in favour of the new peace plan.be in favour of doing something: · Some teachers were in favour of retaining the existing system.be all in favour of something especially spoken (=completely agree with): · I'm all in favour of people having smaller cars.
: pro-democracy/pro-government/pro-independence etc supporting democracy, the government etc: · The pro-independence group has been attacked and suppressed.· pro-western forces· The 'pro-choice' group believes in the right to abortion.
to think that someone's aims or ideas, especially political ideas, are right and that you should support them: · Many Democrats were in sympathy with Reagan's policies on Nicaragua.· Soldiers were punished severely if they were suspected of sympathising with student agitators.
to show publicly that you support a plan or action, especially by voting for it: · The convention endorsed the peace programme.· The President's position was endorsed by a large majority of the Senate.fully endorse: · I fully endorse the measures taken to improve safety standards.
formal to publicly support a plan or way of doing something, especially one that you have suggested yourself: · They advocated state control of all public services.· Some extremists are now openly advocating violence.
if you are with someone, you agree with what they are trying to do, and you are willing to help them: · We need people now for the anti-government march. Are you with us or against us?be with somebody all the way (=support someone fully): · When you are fighting an election campaign, you need to feel that your party is with you all the way.
someone who supports a person/political party/idea someone who supports a person, political party, or idea: · She had always been one of the prime minister's strongest supporters.· a Labour Party supportersupporter of: · Supporters of women's rights are protesting against the court's decision.staunch supporter (of) (=very strong supporter): · Mill was a strong supporter of political reform.
all the people who support a person, group, or plan: · The party's support has always been in the big cities.· Carter had seen his support dwindling in the southern states.
also sympathiser British someone who supports the ideas of a political organization but does not belong to it, especially an organization that is illegal: · His opponents accused him of being a Nazi sympathizer.· Money for the group's terrorist activities was supplied by sympathisers in the US.
someone who supports the ideas of a political or religious leader: · Some of Biko's followers resented his friendship with a white journalist.follower of: · the followers of Mahatma Gandhi
all the people who support a person or organization: · The civil rights movement attracted a large following in the northern cities.· In both states, O'Reilly has a loyal following among hard-line conservatives.
to give money or help to a person/group/plan to give help, encouragement, money etc to someone because you want them to succeed: · The rebels were supported by a number of foreign governments who provided arms and money.· Employers support the training program by offering places for young people.
to support a person or plan by providing money or practical help - use this especially to talk about governments or other powerful groups that support something: · Several major insurance companies have agreed to back the healthcare reforms.· The plans for a new shopping mall are backed by the city council.
if you do something in support of someone or something, you do it to show that you support them: · The miners came out on strike in support of the nurses.· a big demonstration in support of democratic reforms
to support and encourage someone in what they are trying to achieve: · My parents were behind me from the start, and bought me my first violin when I was just 3 years old.· Maisha struggled for years trying to make it as an artist, but her husband, Rudy, was always behind her.be behind somebody all the way (=be ready to continue supporting them until they succeed): · Just do your best and remember that we are behind you all the way.
to support someone by saying that you agree with them or by giving information that shows they are right: · I was relying on you to back me up, why didn't you?· Eventually, after my impassioned pleas, backed up by my mother, Dad agreed to let me go to the concert.
to use all your influence and ability to make sure a person, group, or plan is successful: · Faced with a crisis, the Party united and threw its full weight behind the President.· Please throw your full weight behind us in our fund raising effort.
the money or help that you give when you support someone the help and encouragement that you give to someone when you want them to succeed: · I couldn't have finished my degree without the support of my family.financial support (=money given to support something): · Private companies should not rely on financial support from the government.
money or practical help given to support a person or plan, especially by a government or other powerful group: · Does this policy have government backing?· The company failed to get sufficient financial backing, and never got off the ground.backing of: · Chairman Robert Eaton said he has the backing of the vast majority of the company's major shareholders.
to support someone against someone else to support one person or group against another in an argument, war etc: · Why did you keep agreeing with them? I thought you were on my side.· With most of the newspapers on their side, they have a good chance of winning the election.· Whose side are you on?
to support one person or group against another in an argument, especially in a way that seems unfair: · Why do you always side with Lucy?side with somebody against somebody: · You wouldn't expect the union to side with the employers against their own members, would you?
to support one of the two sides in an argument when it would be fairer not to support either of them: · I don't mind you two arguing, but don't ask me to take sides.· The chairwoman managed to stimulate a lively debate without taking sides herself.
to persuade someone to support you formal to talk to people and persuade them to support you: enlist the support of: · Should you attempt to take your employer to court alone, or enlist the support of your trade union?enlist support for: · He spent the whole month enlisting support for his reforms.enlist support from: · The Labour Party hoped to enlist support from the middle classes by promising not to raise income tax.
to try to get a lot of people to support you: · Pop stars and TV personalities were brought in to publicize the campaign and drum up support.drum up support for: · Drumming up support for a children's play group proved harder than she had expected.
to support something or someone so that they do not fall down · Unfortunately, the branch was too weak to support his weight.· The ceiling was supported by huge stone columns.· Sitting at a table in the coffee shop, her chin supported by her hands, she was deep in thought.· Her body was so weak that she had to be supported by two nurses.
to support the weight of something and prevent it from falling down. Hold up is more informal than support: hold up something: · We can't knock that wall down. It's the one that holds up the house.· These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.hold something up: · Why don't we use some of these pieces of wood to hold it up?· The only thing holding the wall up was a frail-looking section of scaffolding.
formal to support all the weight of something, especially something heavy: · The baby's narrow neck looked too fragile to bear the weight of its head.· The tunnel would have needed to be extremely strong to bear the full weight of the earth above.
if something carries a particular weight, it is able to support it, especially because it has been designed to: · The bridge could only carry up to two cars at a time.· The pillars have been specially strengthened in order to carry the weight of the new ceiling.· Front tyres tend to go down more quickly than back ones, because they carry more weight.
to support the weight of someone or something - use this especially to say whether or not something is strong enough to do this: · I hope the ice is strong enough to take my weight.· I'm not sure if this table can take the weight of all these books.
to stop something from falling by putting something else against it or under it: prop up something: · The builders have propped up the walls with steel beams.prop something up: · I sat down and propped my feet up on the edge of the desk.
to support something such as a wall or a building that has been damaged or is in bad condition by putting big pieces of wood or metal against it: shore up something: · The fence was shored up with sheets of old iron.shore something up: · Our huts were falling down, so we used branches to shore them up.
to use something to support yourself to support your body or part of your body by putting it on or against a surface such as a wall or a table: lean against: · Joe was leaning against the school wall, smoking a cigarette.lean on: · She leaned on the railings and looked out at the sea.lean your head/arms/elbows etc on: · It's sometimes considered bad manners to lean your elbows on the table when you're eating.lean back on/against something: · I leaned back on the pillows and closed my eyes.
to support your body or part of your body by putting it lightly on or against something: rest on: · Her head rested gently on his shoulder.· John rested his head on the back of the car-seat.rest against: · I rested against a wall for a minute in order to tie up my shoe laces.
to help yourself stand or sit straight by supporting your body against something, especially when you are ill or injured: · The soldier tried to prop himself up again using his crutches.prop yourself up against/on: · I propped myself up against a wall and took a deep breath.
to prevent yourself from falling by using a stick or by holding onto someone or something, especially because you are injured or weak: · They walked out together, the old man supporting himself with his stick.· Jessica managed to support herself by putting her arm around Gary's neck.
if you use something such as a stick or another person for support , you use it or hold onto them in order to prevent yourself from falling: · As he fell over he grabbed at the table for support.· She moved towards Andrew, seeking his arm for support.· He's able to walk around on his own now, although he has to use a cane for support.
something that is used to support something else an object or structure that is used to support the weight of something else: · Tall plants need supports to stop them being blown down.· The supports for the roof had fallen down, and the roof hung down on one side.
a wooden stick or other object that is placed under something to support it: · The pit props were placed only a foot or two apart, to support a mile of rock above them.· The clothes prop had fallen down, and the washing was trailing in the mud.
to earn enough money to pay for the things that you need to earn enough money to pay for the things that you or your family need: earn/make a living by doing something: · As an engineer, you can earn a living anywhere in the world.· It's difficult to make a living as a writer.· Nordstrom earned his living by teaching violin.earn a good/decent living (=earn more than enough): · A programmer earns a pretty decent living.
to pay for the things that you or your family need out of the money that you earn, especially when you are the only person in the family who is earning money: · After his father died, Peter had to quit school and support the family.· Hank supported himself for years by doing construction work.· I have no idea how he's supporting himself.
to earn enough money to pay for your food and other needs, especially when someone has been supporting you until now: · It's time you got a job and started earning your keep.
to help someone by making them feel more confident and less worried to say or do things that help someone feel confident enough to do something, for example by telling them they are good enough to do it, by giving them advice etc: · She was always looking for ways to encourage her students.encourage somebody to do something: · I would never have won if my friends hadn't encouraged me to keep trying.
to make someone feel less worried and more confident by talking to them in a sympathetic way and giving them practical help: · It was a difficult decision, but my family was very supportive.be supportive of: · My husband has always been very supportive of everything that I do.
to help someone by being sympathetic and kind to them during a difficult time in their life: · She is my daughter, and I will love and support her no matter what happens.· I am very grateful to members of the faculty who have supported me in so many ways.
to help someone, especially someone who is in a difficult situation, by telling them that they are right in what they are doing, and encouraging them to be brave, confident, etc: · She was very nervous about the interview, so I went along to give her some moral support.· The US is giving the rebel leaders moral support, but so far no weapons.
to provide money for someone else to live on to provide money for your family to live on: · When she was unemployed it was very difficult to provide for her children.· A life insurance policy enables you to provide for your family after your death.well provided for: · He left his family well-provided for.
to provide enough money for someone to pay for all the things they need, especially if you do this by working: · He has a wife and two children to support.· A lot of people can barely earn enough to support themselves, let alone their families.· My parents didn't have to support me when I was at college because I received a grant.
British to pay a regular amount of money to the person you used to be married to, especially to support children of yours that you no longer live with: · Maintenance will be paid until the child reaches 18 or leaves full-time education.
to pay a regular amount of money to help support children of yours that you no longer live with: · He had been paying child support for his two children since 1985.
to pay a regular amount of money to the person you used to be married to: · The judge ordered McFadden to pay alimony of $2,400 a month.
to show that something is correct or true to show that something is definitely true, by providing facts or information: · We're sure Jason took the money, but we can't prove it.· Until there is evidence to prove any of these claims, we cannot pass judgement.prove that: · Can you prove that you were at home at the time of the attack? · He wanted to prove that he was just as clever as his sister.prove somebody wrong/innocent/guilty: · I would love to prove him wrong.prove something to somebody: · I'm telling the truth, and I can prove it to you.prove where/how etc: · Don't trust anyone who turns up at your door, unless they can prove who they are.prove something conclusively/beyond doubt: · His guilt has never been conclusively proven.
if facts or actions show that something is true, they prove that it is true: · The Prime Minister's comments show his ignorance of people's feelings.show (that): · Research shows that smiling increases the levels of hormones that promote good health.show where/how etc: · These figures show how serious the company's problems are.show something/somebody to be something: · A scientific theory is only 'true' until someone shows it to be false or inaccurate.
to do something or provide information which makes it very clear to people that something is true: · The studies demonstrate a clear link between smoking and heart disease.demonstrate (that): · The President is anxious to demonstrate that he has a strong foreign policy.demonstrate where/how etc: · Try to round off your answer by demonstrating how your old job has prepared you to do the job you are applying for.
if a piece of new information confirms an idea or belief that people already have, it shows that it is definitely true: · Police have found new evidence that confirms his story.confirm that: · The discovery seems to confirm that people lived here over 10,000 years ago.confirm somebody's worst fears (=prove that something is as bad as someone thought it was): · In July his worst fears were confirmed: he had cancer.
: support a theory/claim/notion/ view etc to help to prove that a belief, idea etc is probably true: · Do you have any evidence to support these claims?· The notion that women are worse drivers than men is simply not supported by the facts.· For twenty-five years he painstakingly amassed evidence to support his hypothesis.
to provide additional information to help prove that a statement, belief, or explanation is correct: back up something: · When you write a history essay, you should back up all your points with facts.back something/it/them up: · They claim they can give us the best deal, but can they back this up with guarantees?· Wright was accused of pretending to be injured, and this was backed up by video evidence.
if facts or information bear out a claim or opinion, they support it and help to prove that it is probably true: bear out something: · Most of the available evidence bears out the view that students learn better in small classes than in large classes.· My warnings about Jean-Paul were later borne out by his dishonesty.bear somebody out (=prove what someone has said is true): · Last summer I predicted an increase in terrorist violence, and recent events have borne me out.
formal to provide additional information that helps to prove that a statement is correct, especially if the statement is difficult to believe: substantiate a claim/an allegation: · The authorities claimed they were conspiring to overthrow the government, but offered no evidence to substantiate these claims.· Allegations made by prisoners are usually only considered when substantiated by the evidence of a prison officer.
formal to prove that information or results are correct by using scientific tests or very careful checking - used in scientific or technical contexts: · All the information used in this report has been validated by an independent panel of experts.· This is an interesting hypothesis, but all attempts to validate it have so far failed.
formal to provide additional information which supports or agrees with something that most people already accept as true - used in scientific and legal contexts: · Levine claims that a third car was involved in the accident and witnesses have corroborated this.· Professor Carling's findings have been corroborated by more recent research.corroborate a story: · There was no one to corroborate her story about the disturbance in the lounge.corroborating evidence: · No doctor would order surgery on the basis of a single test result, without corroborating clinical evidence.
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nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
We strongly support the peace process. I have a wife and two children to support. During sleep, our spine no longer needs to support the weight of our body. Which team do you support?COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The US has been canvassing support from other Asian states. Philip was a remarkable teacher, able to command instant respect. Applicants must provide supporting documentation. He travelled throughout Latin America drumming up support for the confederation. She provided emotional support at a very distressing time for me. The project generated enormous interest. my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill a groundswell of support for the prime minister I’m backing the PM to the hilt on this. We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis. Senator Bryant attempted to marshal support for the measure. Her ideas have met with support from doctors and health professionals. a campaign to mobilize support for the strike I urge you to support this motion. MAMA puts new mothers in touch with each other, for mutual support and friendship. Your doctor should be able to offer advice on diet. He pledged his cooperation. an attempt to rally support for the party She received no support from her parents. He put up a stout defence in court. Our staff will be available to give you technical support. She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her. They declared their undying love for each other. I’d like to thank you all for your unfailing support. He gave her his unqualified support. a politician with unswerving loyalty to the president They’ll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book. Montgomery’s new style of leadership met with Leslie’s whole-hearted approval. There was widespread support for the war. The storm caused widespread damage. One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
We strongly support the peace process. I have a wife and two children to support. During sleep, our spine no longer needs to support the weight of our body. Which team do you support?· There were very few facts to support the accusation against him.
(=encouragement or help)· He wrote the book with the active support of his wife, Pam.
(=acting a part that is not the most important one)· She was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
· Labour councillors asked for our support for the proposal.
The US has been canvassing support from other Asian states. (=all the actors except the main ones)· There’s also a fine supporting cast.
· Giving money is only one way of supporting a good cause.
(=give money to one)· Do you support any charities?
· The court found no evidence to support her claim.
Philip was a remarkable teacher, able to command instant respect. (=suggest that something is true)· The evidence supports the conclusion that his death was an accident.
· public demonstrations in support of the rebels
· This is a splendid proposal which deserves our support.
(also further/facilitate development formal)· We need to facilitate development and economic activity that provides jobs.
Applicants must provide supporting documentation. He travelled throughout Latin America drumming up support for the confederation. She provided emotional support at a very distressing time for me.· His policies won him the enthusiastic support of middle-income voters.
(=pay to attend a charity event in order to encourage it)· I’d like to thank everyone who came tonight for supporting the event.
(=say that you support someone or something)· The Israeli leader expressed his support for the U.S. plan.
· The proposal failed to gain support.
The project generated enormous interest. my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill· She wrote a letter to the prime minister as a gesture of support.
a groundswell of support for the prime minister (=a group that meets in order to help the people in it deal with a difficult time)· She set up a support group for people suffering from the same illness.
I’m backing the PM to the hilt on this. We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis.· The leadership supports the change in the law.
· The leadership support the change in the law.
(=for keeping a very sick person alive)· He has been on a life-support machine since the accident.
(=votes or support given by the most number of people)· a solution that will command majority support in the House
Senator Bryant attempted to marshal support for the measure. Her ideas have met with support from doctors and health professionals.· Other celebrities sent messages of support.
a campaign to mobilize support for the strike I urge you to support this motion.· The move was supported by the government.
MAMA puts new mothers in touch with each other, for mutual support and friendship.· There is no evidence to support the notion that girls are treated better than boys in school.
Your doctor should be able to offer advice on diet.· Any offers of help would be appreciated.
He pledged his cooperation.· There was widespread popular support for the new law.
(also practical assistance formal)· There will be trained people available to listen and to provide practical help.
· Not one of these organizations supports the government's proposals.
an attempt to rally support for the party She received no support from her parents. (=not one of the main roles)· Lee has a supporting role as Judy’s best friend,
· He said he would seek shareholder support for the proposal.
(=office staff, technical staff etc)· A school needs good support staff.
He put up a stout defence in court.· The idea won strong support in rural areas.
· ‘Which team do you support?’ ‘Chelsea.’
Our staff will be available to give you technical support.· Modern research strongly supports this theory.
She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her. They declared their undying love for each other. I’d like to thank you all for your unfailing support. He gave her his unqualified support. a politician with unswerving loyalty to the president (=believe or help to prove that it is right)· There are many people who would support his views.
They’ll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book. Montgomery’s new style of leadership met with Leslie’s whole-hearted approval. There was widespread support for the war. The storm caused widespread damage. One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl.· I strongly support the thrust of what the hon. Lady said.· Participation by suburbs that once strongly supported magnet projects is in question.· Both of these Republican presidents undertook aggressive antitrust actions, and both strongly supported, and expanded, federal housing programs.· We believe therefore that the available evidence strongly supports the use of full-dose aspirin as adjunctive therapy to thrombolysis.· We strongly supported that anti-lobbying clause.· Let there be no mistake: the Oxford public strongly support the police and they have our confidence.· The efficient-market hypothesis strongly supports index funds over more active mutual funds.
NOUN· But we must not support the innateness claim with the wrong arguments.· This will help you support your claims, create continuity within the document, and use interesting language and ideas.· Reformist government ministers used the press revelations to support their claims that Khasbulatov was building up a power base.· A letter from Fremont to Senator Benton supports this claim.· Or are public subsidies being given to support unspecified claims about cultural maintenance, diversity, and development?· Several specialists questioned whether there is enough fossil evidence yet to support a claim for a new genus.· Some patterns in the survey evidence seem to support this claim.· To support its claim, Barneys cites certain terms of its lease agreements, including the length.
· Allied to this is the appropriate acquisition of resources both human and technical, to support the developments.· In its decentralized and block form, federally supported community development can take many directions.· Emap recently announced the creation of Emap Digital which will support the development of all group investments in internet and new media.· Some of them we would characterize as networks, others as staff support / staff development cooperatives.· One should not, however, think that the nucleus of any cell will support development if transplanted into the egg.· In addition, the Congress is considering legislation supporting its development.· All three organisations are now firmly supporting the development of a single survey in the future.· They supported curriculum development and professional development for teachers and work-site mentors.
· If we do not support their efforts, animal-based research in this country will be slowly stifled.· Since my first days in the Congress, I have supported efforts to turn off the faucet of big-money campaign contributions.· We need to support teachers in their efforts to steer our children in this direction.· Some of the Act's underlying principles can support efforts to overcome suspicion between travellers and welfare authorities.· The Human Rights Campaign is supporting an effort by Sen.· He called on business to support the effort.· In a widely supported effort that ended in December, black leaders, including the Rev.
· But there is already much evidence to support the presumption that the effect was pervasive.· Browning found there was a lack of corroborating evidence to support the oral copulation offense, according Fox.· There seems to be evidence to support both of these arguments.· The anecdotal evidence is supported Statistically.· However, while there is no proof, there is ample historical evidence to support many balance-of-power propositions.· We have recently produced direct evidence supporting the possibility of amplification of the birth weight-blood pressure relation in childhood.· On balance, the evidence does not support this tactical scenario, although it may well have occurred to de Gaulle.· These suppositions are rejected because there is little evidence to support them.
· For example, the social security system sets conditions which can make it hard for families to support family members who live elsewhere.· Obviously, the cost of building and installing a sys-tem big enough to support the average family would bankrupt a small nation.· Was this the price that these incomers to Orkney were to pay for befriending and attempting to support another family in trouble?· Interestingly, efforts to support the family at work have not always been friendly to women.· What else did I have to support my family on in the West?· We will set up a new Family Credit telephone advice service to support working families.· Suicide was epidemic among men who felt their manhood lost because they could no longer support their families.
· Nationalists supported the Wilson/Callaghan governments for years, only to be stabbed in the back in the end.· Fini said he might support a government led by Senate President Carlo Scognamiglio.· The upshot was that the Liberals promised to support the Labour government in the House by their votes.· I would support strongly a bigger Government grant for acquisitions because there are many good uses to which it could be put.· The Liberal Democrats were supporting a Government which they claim to want defeated.· Instead the structure chosen for the Inquiry ensured that it could only be resolved in favour of the course supported by the government.· The opposition were loyally supporting the Government, but were also pressing for a definitive statement.· In future, large amounts of taxpayers' money will go to support local government.
· These results support the hypothesis that individuals are willing to pay more in order to live in communities that provide high-quality services.· This supports the hypothesis that adaptation is due to visual change.· This tends to support the hypothesis that although customers will complain about price increases it does not necessarily alter their visiting behaviour.· Seventeen pages of notes support his hypothesis.· The finding that their number is neither affected by ranitidine nor by cisapride treatment does not support this hypothesis.· Experimental and human studies support this hypothesis.· The evidence, particularly of Willis, would support this working hypothesis.
· Central and Fife are understood to be less enthusiastic but agreed to support the idea.· Even before his death, Kerouac supported the idea of a portable reader of his work.· This startling discovery has supported the idea that cancer develops when a cell contains too much of a perfectly normal cellular protein.· The size of the hands indicate women made the handprints, supporting the idea that women artists created the paintings.· In both patients naloxone led to great improvement, supporting the idea that endogenous opiates are involved in the condition.· Many prominent college presidents and political scientists as well as a good many newspaper editorials supported the idea.· What evidence can you find which supports the idea that historical knowledge has improved with time?· It is a relationship supported by an idea that kinship matters profoundly.
· As a result the Edinburgh Conference of 1936 passed resolutions leaving the Labour Party supporting collective security but opposing rearmament.· The guidelines competence was transferred to a Coalition Committee, a committee of representatives of the parties supporting the government.· Moreover, the major parties today are supported by two distinct coalitions of voters, each with core interests and demands.· In these systems, the electorate selects legislative candidates from a party committed to support a particular prime minister.
· Finally, last Wednesday he threw in the towel, claiming he could no longer support Blunkett's policy on education.· Environmentalists and representatives of the timber industry, nearly always at odds, find themselves supporting a policy of increased burning.· One supporter said Mr Norris would not be able to support this policy.· He should stop coming to the House pretending to support home-owners when his policies would discriminate against them.
· After the intensive twelve months support with the project, girls need somewhere to come with any problems that may occur later.· It is usually subject to negotiation after the decision to support the project is made.· These funds support infrastructure projects and training courses.· International equity investment in local stock exchanges could also support renewable energy projects.· Edinburgh City Council is also supporting the project and 14 other local primary schools are taking part.· Gateways are available to online databases such as Profile and Kompass to support project work and research.· Within their limited means, they provide community services, education programmes and support small workshop projects.· He has not yet come off the fence and told us whether he supports the barrage project.
· This has been used to support proposals to move from income to expenditure taxation.· Elorriaga had decided to withdraw when Congress refused to support his proposals on taxation and on the refunding of the public debt.· However, a consultation exercise last year showed that councils, police and courts supported the proposals.· We wonder if any of the other signers are similarly being misrepresented as supporting this seriously flawed proposal.· No permanent member supported the proposal, and it was dropped.· The newspaper, El Tiempo, supported the monarchical proposal without subterfuge.· Margaret McGregor, the board's Labour convenor, is to support the proposal.· His only promise to the Democrats, he says, was to support the final budget proposal that emerged from the committee.
· How can university personnel be involved to support research carried out in schools by teachers?· Since then, Quaker has continued to support university-based research into the substance.· Encourage innovative alternatives by supporting research and development of synfuels 4.· The Faculty has a number of scholarships which are used mostly to support research students.· Furthermore these are claims that have actually been supported by empirical sociolinguistic research.· The certificate modules have been specifically designed to support teachers undertaking research in their own schools.
· Young people are placed in open employment and trained and supported by social service teams.· Lanier said he thought he had Adams' support to attract a team.· Oxford United's fans, more than fifteen hundred of them made the long journey to Tranmere on Saturday to support their team.· For the most part, that community supported that team when it was fairly competitive.· They're supported by teams of physiologists and laboratory researchers.· They support their local baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers.· General practitioners work mainly as individuals supported by primary care teams.· Twelve staff, working in six shifts are supported by a team of engineers and administrative personnel.
· There is factual evidence to support the view that Storni entertained the idea of suicide long before 1938.· There is no evidence to support this view.· They support the views of Goldthorpe and Lockwood that clerical workers are in an intermediate class between the working and service classes.· There are indeed certain aspects of the marriage system of such societies which support this point of view.· Research evidence supports the view that this relationship is valued highly, especially by the grandparental generation.· But it is not merely the minimum content of natural law which supports such a view.· A recent study of primary school practice across the arts supports this view.
· The liquid helps to support the weight of the compass card, and also dampens oscillation.· The floors themselves were strong enough to support the weight of the materials used to fill in the gaps.· Both your stand and the floor it stands on must be capable of supporting this weight.· A major concern, he said, is that many sky divers use canopies that are too small to support their weight.· The design specifications had called for the columns to rest on bedrock that supported a weight of seven tons per square foot.· Righting the stool with his foot, he pushed it under Jason's dangling toes to support some of the weight.· The main structural consideration with any door or window is supporting the weight of the structure above.
· If you are new, decide which senior colleagues would support you in your work.· Interestingly, efforts to support the family at work have not always been friendly to women.· You can help by joining the Research Defence Society and supporting our work to safeguard the future of biological and medical research.· It also sells Lacandon crafts in the gift shop, and uses the proceeds to support its work in the jungle.· In this way we trust that your appreciation of the need to support our work will grow.· It is very important, therefore, that we do everything possible to support the mind work of reading.· Proceeds from the sale of these corporate-generated materials support the ongoing work of the foundation.
VERB· There are good reasons for continuing to support the moratorium.· This talented orchestra can only survive if the people of Merseyside continue to support it.· Nevertheless, doctors continued to support the use of starvation diets.· Apple will continue to support A/UX on its 680x0-based systems, but will be pushing PowerPC/PowerOpen-based systems into these markets.· The salmon runs, though much reduced by overfishing in the spawning rivers, continue to support the leading fishery.· And we will continue to support hill farmers through the Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances.· Most Democrats, of course, continued to support McClellan, attributing the fiasco entirely to administration mismanagement.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Paul started dealing drugs to support his own cocaine habit.
- Elizabeth Hurley and Robert Wagner lend support.
- In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could.
- President Clinton lent support to the bill Monday.
- She lends support to the ecumenical cause.
- Some psychoanalytic writing appears to lend support to these assumptions.
- These results lend support to the idea that tenascin alternative splice forms may also have functional significance at the protein level.
- I lent weight to his side of the story but they sent him down.
- In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could.
- Not withstanding the need for more investigation, the evidence surveyed in the previous chapter certainly lends weight to this view.
- President Clinton lent support to the bill Monday.
- Recognising this paradox lends weight to the patriarchy thesis, explaining away many apparent counter-examples.
- Some psychoanalytic writing appears to lend support to these assumptions.
- The recent closures of the paper mill and the aluminium smelter at Invergordon lend weight to this argument.
- These results lend support to the idea that tenascin alternative splice forms may also have functional significance at the protein level.
- Nevertheless, both my master and Agrippa were loud in their praise of my martial prowess.
- Steve went with her to provide moral support.
- I don't believe Wellington stayed to give De Gaulle moral support.
- I want you there not just for moral support but to have a witness present.
- Last year they gave heavy financial and moral support to Democrats.
- Louise came up for the funeral and stayed on for three weeks to give moral support.
- Mahdi denies that his movement wants weapons or financing from Washington, saying moral support and diplomatic pressure are enough.
- Voice over Finally, Dawn came here, where she's been given practical and moral support.
- When a baby is newborn, friends, family, and even strangers deluge us with moral support and advice.
- With his moral support a group of nobles and clergy from both sides tried to work out peace terms.
WORD FAMILYnounsupportsupporteradjectivesupportivesupportingverbsupport
1agree and help to say that you agree with an idea, group, or person, and usually to help them because you want them to succeed: The bill was supported by a large majority in the Senate.support somebody in (doing) something We need to support our teachers in their efforts to raise standards. We strongly support the peace process.2be kind to somebody to help someone by being sympathetic and kind to them during a difficult time in their life: My wife supported me enormously.3provide money to live to provide enough money for someone to pay for all the things they need: I have a wife and two children to support.support somebody by (doing) something She supports her family by teaching evening classes.support yourself I have no idea how I am going to support myself.4give money to something to give money to a group, organization, or event etc to encourage it or pay for its costs: There are a handful of charities which I support regularly.5hold something up to hold the weight of something, keep it in place, or prevent it from falling: The middle part of the bridge is supported by two huge towers. During sleep, our spine no longer needs to support the weight of our body.support yourself (on something) I got to my feet, supporting myself on the side of the table.6prove something if results, facts, studies etc support an idea or statement, they show or prove that it is correct: The results support our original theory. There is little evidence to support such explanations.7sports team British English to like a particular sports team and go to watch the games they play: Which team do you support? I’ve supported Liverpool all my life.8computers to provide information and material to improve a computer program or system, or to make it keep working: I don’t think they support that version of the program anymore.9land if land can support people or animals, it is of good enough quality to grow enough food for them to live: This land can’t support many cattle.10water/air/earth if water, air, or earth can support life, it is clean enough, has enough oxygen etc to keep animals or plants alive: Because of pollution, this lake is now too acid to support fish. healthy soil that can support plant life11support a habit to get money in order to pay for a bad habit, especially taking drugs: He turned to crime to support his habit.THESAURUSto agree with and help somebody/somethingsupport to say that you agree with a person or idea, and usually help them because you want them to succeed: · We will support your decision.· Thanks to everyone who supported us throughout the trial.· The tsunami appeal was supported by thousands of people.back to support a person or plan by providing money or practical help – used about governments or other powerful groups: · The £100 million scheme is backed by the British government.· The people backing him do not have the interests of the club at heart.endorse to formally and officially say that you support a person, plan, or idea: · Agriculture ministers refused to endorse the Commission's proposals.get behind somebody/something to support a person or plan and help them be successful – used especially about a group of people: · The England fans really got behind the team.· I really believe in this initiative, but it was hard to find business people who were willing to get behind it.· The police can't do anything unless the public gets behind them.stand up for somebody/something to say that you support someone or something when they are being attacked: · You were the only person who stood up for me at the meeting.· He stood up for what he believed in.side with somebody to support one of the people or groups involved in an argument – used especially when you disapprove of this or think it is unfair: · I felt she was siding with her mother rather than standing up for me.· The jury often side with the defendant in these situations.to stop something from fallingsupport to hold the weight of something and stop it from falling: · The branch was too weak to support his weight.· The ceiling was supported by huge stone columns.· Her body was so weak that she had to be supported by two nurses.hold up to stop something from falling: · These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.· His trousers were held up by an old piece of string.prop up to stop something from falling by putting something against it or under it: · The builders have propped up the walls with steel beams.carry to support the weight of someone or something – used about something supporting several people, vehicles etc: · The bridge could only carry up to two cars at a time.· The lift can carry up to 12 people.hold to be strong enough to support the weight of someone or something: · Are you sure the branch will hold both of us?· She prayed that the roof would hold her weight as she crawled along it.bear literary technical to hold the weight of something: · The truck did not look strong enough to bear the weight of all those people.· a load-bearing walltake somebody's/something's weight to be strong enough to support the weight of someone or something: · His damaged leg would not take his weight.· Any large mirrors should have additional support to take their weight.· Make sure you choose a pole that will take the weight of your curtains.support1 verbsupport2 noun
supportsupport2 ●●● S2 W1 noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- supports for the bridge
- Carter had seen his support dwindling in the southern states.
- He was grateful for his friends' support during his divorce.
- I'd like to thank you all for your support in the upcoming election.
- I couldn't have finished my degree without the support of my family.
- I would not have been able to finish writing the book without the support of my husband and family.
- Our two company lawyers provide all the legal support we need.
- Private companies should not rely on financial support form the government.
- Thanks for all your support - it's been a hard year.
- The bridge fell down because it didn't have enough support.
- The party's support has always been in the big cities.
- This sofa has good back support.
- At the same time, Mrs Aquino is mobilising popular support for her beleaguered government.
- Day-care provision also lacked the support of women trade unionists.
- Higher education for the deaf receives the same lukewarm support.
- In the light of that, the next step will be for the Government to identify proposals that will command the support of the House.
- In the past they say they've suffered prejudice and poor support.
- It is very important to have the greatest possible support around the expansion slot area.
- The paper support for this is a flimsy piece of plastic, and a wire loop.
- This dependence upon parental support, though necessary if schools are to survive, is socially divisive.
THESAURUS
the things you do to make it easier or possible for someone to do something: · Now that I’m working, the kids need to give me more help with the housework.· The book would never have been finished without his help.
help. Assistance is more formal than help, and is used especially about people giving official help: · The police are asking the public for their assistance.· The project received financial assistance from the government.· Thank you very much for your assistance, sir.· He set up the business with the assistance of his two sons.
help. Aidis more formal than help, and is used especially about money, food, medicine etc. that is given to countries or people that are in a very bad situation: · Aid is being sent to areas affected by the earthquake.· The US spends billions of dollars on aid to developing countries.· Another driver stopped and came to his aid.
help and encouragement: · Thanks to everyone who gave us their support.· We could not have won the case without your support.
help – used especially when people, organizations, or countries work together to get things done, and show that they are willing to do this: · a spirit of international cooperation· The cooperation of landowners was needed for the plan to succeed.
extra people, equipment etc that can be used in case people need help: · The officer waited for backup to arrive before making any arrests.
Longman Language Activatorto agree with an idea/person/political party to agree with an idea, plan, political party etc, and want it to succeed: · I have always supported the Democrats.· She wrote a newspaper article supporting the idea of a minimum wage for workers.strongly support: · Plans for a new school were strongly supported by local residents.support somebody in something: · Public opinion in America supported Gandhi in his struggle for an independent India.
British /be in favor of American to support a plan or suggestion because you think it is a good idea: · Most UN delegates are in favour of the new peace plan.be in favour of doing something: · Some teachers were in favour of retaining the existing system.be all in favour of something especially spoken (=completely agree with): · I'm all in favour of people having smaller cars.
: pro-democracy/pro-government/pro-independence etc supporting democracy, the government etc: · The pro-independence group has been attacked and suppressed.· pro-western forces· The 'pro-choice' group believes in the right to abortion.
to think that someone's aims or ideas, especially political ideas, are right and that you should support them: · Many Democrats were in sympathy with Reagan's policies on Nicaragua.· Soldiers were punished severely if they were suspected of sympathising with student agitators.
to show publicly that you support a plan or action, especially by voting for it: · The convention endorsed the peace programme.· The President's position was endorsed by a large majority of the Senate.fully endorse: · I fully endorse the measures taken to improve safety standards.
formal to publicly support a plan or way of doing something, especially one that you have suggested yourself: · They advocated state control of all public services.· Some extremists are now openly advocating violence.
if you are with someone, you agree with what they are trying to do, and you are willing to help them: · We need people now for the anti-government march. Are you with us or against us?be with somebody all the way (=support someone fully): · When you are fighting an election campaign, you need to feel that your party is with you all the way.
someone who supports a person/political party/idea someone who supports a person, political party, or idea: · She had always been one of the prime minister's strongest supporters.· a Labour Party supportersupporter of: · Supporters of women's rights are protesting against the court's decision.staunch supporter (of) (=very strong supporter): · Mill was a strong supporter of political reform.
all the people who support a person, group, or plan: · The party's support has always been in the big cities.· Carter had seen his support dwindling in the southern states.
also sympathiser British someone who supports the ideas of a political organization but does not belong to it, especially an organization that is illegal: · His opponents accused him of being a Nazi sympathizer.· Money for the group's terrorist activities was supplied by sympathisers in the US.
someone who supports the ideas of a political or religious leader: · Some of Biko's followers resented his friendship with a white journalist.follower of: · the followers of Mahatma Gandhi
all the people who support a person or organization: · The civil rights movement attracted a large following in the northern cities.· In both states, O'Reilly has a loyal following among hard-line conservatives.
to give money or help to a person/group/plan to give help, encouragement, money etc to someone because you want them to succeed: · The rebels were supported by a number of foreign governments who provided arms and money.· Employers support the training program by offering places for young people.
to support a person or plan by providing money or practical help - use this especially to talk about governments or other powerful groups that support something: · Several major insurance companies have agreed to back the healthcare reforms.· The plans for a new shopping mall are backed by the city council.
if you do something in support of someone or something, you do it to show that you support them: · The miners came out on strike in support of the nurses.· a big demonstration in support of democratic reforms
to support and encourage someone in what they are trying to achieve: · My parents were behind me from the start, and bought me my first violin when I was just 3 years old.· Maisha struggled for years trying to make it as an artist, but her husband, Rudy, was always behind her.be behind somebody all the way (=be ready to continue supporting them until they succeed): · Just do your best and remember that we are behind you all the way.
to support someone by saying that you agree with them or by giving information that shows they are right: · I was relying on you to back me up, why didn't you?· Eventually, after my impassioned pleas, backed up by my mother, Dad agreed to let me go to the concert.
to use all your influence and ability to make sure a person, group, or plan is successful: · Faced with a crisis, the Party united and threw its full weight behind the President.· Please throw your full weight behind us in our fund raising effort.
the money or help that you give when you support someone the help and encouragement that you give to someone when you want them to succeed: · I couldn't have finished my degree without the support of my family.financial support (=money given to support something): · Private companies should not rely on financial support from the government.
money or practical help given to support a person or plan, especially by a government or other powerful group: · Does this policy have government backing?· The company failed to get sufficient financial backing, and never got off the ground.backing of: · Chairman Robert Eaton said he has the backing of the vast majority of the company's major shareholders.
to support someone against someone else to support one person or group against another in an argument, war etc: · Why did you keep agreeing with them? I thought you were on my side.· With most of the newspapers on their side, they have a good chance of winning the election.· Whose side are you on?
to support one person or group against another in an argument, especially in a way that seems unfair: · Why do you always side with Lucy?side with somebody against somebody: · You wouldn't expect the union to side with the employers against their own members, would you?
to support one of the two sides in an argument when it would be fairer not to support either of them: · I don't mind you two arguing, but don't ask me to take sides.· The chairwoman managed to stimulate a lively debate without taking sides herself.
to persuade someone to support you formal to talk to people and persuade them to support you: enlist the support of: · Should you attempt to take your employer to court alone, or enlist the support of your trade union?enlist support for: · He spent the whole month enlisting support for his reforms.enlist support from: · The Labour Party hoped to enlist support from the middle classes by promising not to raise income tax.
to try to get a lot of people to support you: · Pop stars and TV personalities were brought in to publicize the campaign and drum up support.drum up support for: · Drumming up support for a children's play group proved harder than she had expected.
to support something or someone so that they do not fall down · Unfortunately, the branch was too weak to support his weight.· The ceiling was supported by huge stone columns.· Sitting at a table in the coffee shop, her chin supported by her hands, she was deep in thought.· Her body was so weak that she had to be supported by two nurses.
to support the weight of something and prevent it from falling down. Hold up is more informal than support: hold up something: · We can't knock that wall down. It's the one that holds up the house.· These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.hold something up: · Why don't we use some of these pieces of wood to hold it up?· The only thing holding the wall up was a frail-looking section of scaffolding.
formal to support all the weight of something, especially something heavy: · The baby's narrow neck looked too fragile to bear the weight of its head.· The tunnel would have needed to be extremely strong to bear the full weight of the earth above.
if something carries a particular weight, it is able to support it, especially because it has been designed to: · The bridge could only carry up to two cars at a time.· The pillars have been specially strengthened in order to carry the weight of the new ceiling.· Front tyres tend to go down more quickly than back ones, because they carry more weight.
to support the weight of someone or something - use this especially to say whether or not something is strong enough to do this: · I hope the ice is strong enough to take my weight.· I'm not sure if this table can take the weight of all these books.
to stop something from falling by putting something else against it or under it: prop up something: · The builders have propped up the walls with steel beams.prop something up: · I sat down and propped my feet up on the edge of the desk.
to support something such as a wall or a building that has been damaged or is in bad condition by putting big pieces of wood or metal against it: shore up something: · The fence was shored up with sheets of old iron.shore something up: · Our huts were falling down, so we used branches to shore them up.
to use something to support yourself to support your body or part of your body by putting it on or against a surface such as a wall or a table: lean against: · Joe was leaning against the school wall, smoking a cigarette.lean on: · She leaned on the railings and looked out at the sea.lean your head/arms/elbows etc on: · It's sometimes considered bad manners to lean your elbows on the table when you're eating.lean back on/against something: · I leaned back on the pillows and closed my eyes.
to support your body or part of your body by putting it lightly on or against something: rest on: · Her head rested gently on his shoulder.· John rested his head on the back of the car-seat.rest against: · I rested against a wall for a minute in order to tie up my shoe laces.
to help yourself stand or sit straight by supporting your body against something, especially when you are ill or injured: · The soldier tried to prop himself up again using his crutches.prop yourself up against/on: · I propped myself up against a wall and took a deep breath.
to prevent yourself from falling by using a stick or by holding onto someone or something, especially because you are injured or weak: · They walked out together, the old man supporting himself with his stick.· Jessica managed to support herself by putting her arm around Gary's neck.
if you use something such as a stick or another person for support , you use it or hold onto them in order to prevent yourself from falling: · As he fell over he grabbed at the table for support.· She moved towards Andrew, seeking his arm for support.· He's able to walk around on his own now, although he has to use a cane for support.
something that is used to support something else an object or structure that is used to support the weight of something else: · Tall plants need supports to stop them being blown down.· The supports for the roof had fallen down, and the roof hung down on one side.
a wooden stick or other object that is placed under something to support it: · The pit props were placed only a foot or two apart, to support a mile of rock above them.· The clothes prop had fallen down, and the washing was trailing in the mud.
people someone who uses a computer: · Most computer users do not realize how much their computers can do.· Users often complain that the Internet is slow and unreliable.user-friendly (=easy to use): · The program is remarkably user-friendly and can be learned by anyone.
someone whose job is to write programs: · Computer programmers are in great demand, and a good one can earn a very high salary.
informal someone who works in computing or who knows a lot about computers: · I don't even bother trying to fix things that go wrong on my computer - I leave that to the techies.
someone who secretly and often illegally gets into another person's or company's computer system: · Hackers broke into the Pentagon's security system last night.
someone whose job is to make software: · Software developers need to be aware that not all users are technical experts.
someone whose job involves studying business or industrial systems, and who uses computers to plan improvements or changes: · His first job as a systems analyst was to reorganize they way the store's stock was recorded.
British /tech support American people whose job involves making sure that the computers in an organization are working properly: · If you're not prepared to pay for adequate IT support, it's no wonder you lose so much time through computer problems.
help that is given · If I need any help I'll call you.· I'm having trouble paying the rent, but I don't want to ask my parents for help.help with · Would you like some help with those suitcases?with help from somebody · We managed to buy the house with a little help from Dave's parents.with the help of somebody/something · With the help of a nicotine patch she was able to quit smoking.get help (=find someone to help you) · You go get help - I'll wait here with the car.
formal something you provide in order to help someone do something: · Patients can usually walk without assistance within a week of the operation.· The federal agency provides assistance to families whose homes were destroyed by flooding.· The company has a toll-free number that offers technical assistance to anyone who needs it.be of assistance: · Our tour guides will be pleased to be of assistance if you have any problems.
informal practical help from someone when something needs to be done: · Everybody needs a hand now and then.a hand with: · I could use a hand with the yard work if you're not busy.lend/give somebody a hand: · Could you give me a hand moving those boxes?
help, especially money, that an organization or country gives to another country or to people who are in a very difficult situation: · Aid is not getting through to the refugees.· Each year, the U.S. sends more than $1.8 billion in aid to sub-Saharan Africa.
equipment, money, or help from other people that is available for you to use when you need it: · I'd like to thank you all for your support in the upcoming election.· Our two company lawyers provide all the legal support we need.
help given to customers of a particular business, by the people who work there: · I thought the service in the pizza place was very good.provide a service: · We knew the shop would never survive if we didn't provide a good service from the minute we opened the doors.
people, equipment etc that are provided to be used if people need help: · This department needs more secretarial and clerical back-up.· Police had to wait for backup to arrive before making any arrests.
something such as praise or advice from other people that helps give someone the confidence and determination to do something: · Children need lots of encouragement when they're learning new things.words of encouragement: · After his speech, he shook hands and offered words of encouragement to people in the crowd. by way of encouragement (=in order to encourage someone): · "But you're doing a great job," he added by way of encouragement.
to help someone by making them feel more confident and less worried to say or do things that help someone feel confident enough to do something, for example by telling them they are good enough to do it, by giving them advice etc: · She was always looking for ways to encourage her students.encourage somebody to do something: · I would never have won if my friends hadn't encouraged me to keep trying.
to make someone feel less worried and more confident by talking to them in a sympathetic way and giving them practical help: · It was a difficult decision, but my family was very supportive.be supportive of: · My husband has always been very supportive of everything that I do.
to help someone by being sympathetic and kind to them during a difficult time in their life: · She is my daughter, and I will love and support her no matter what happens.· I am very grateful to members of the faculty who have supported me in so many ways.
to help someone, especially someone who is in a difficult situation, by telling them that they are right in what they are doing, and encouraging them to be brave, confident, etc: · She was very nervous about the interview, so I went along to give her some moral support.· The US is giving the rebel leaders moral support, but so far no weapons.
to help someone to make it easier for someone to do something by doing part of their work, showing them what to do, or giving them something they need: · I'm ready to help. Is there something for me to do?· Dad, I don't understand my homework. Will you help me?· The money will be used to help starving children around the world.help with: · Dan's mother has been great about helping with the kids.help do something: · Warren offered to help clean up the house after the party.help to do something: · Part of the assistant's job is to help to organize conferences and keep the director informed.help somebody do something: · Help me lift this, will you?help somebody to do something: · Her uncle said he would help her to find a job.help somebody with something: · Do you want me to help you with those bags?help somebody into/off/across/down etc (=help someone go somewhere): · "Did you enjoy the trip?" asked Jack, helping her out of the boat.
informal to help someone do something, especially something they have to do in their home such as carrying or lifting things: · Scott is moving Saturday and I promised to lend a hand.give/lend somebody a hand: · Give me a hand and let's see if we can get this box in the car.give/lend a hand with: · Could you give me a hand with the shopping.
formal to help someone do something, especially by doing all the easier or less important things for them so that their job is easier: · Can you do the job alone, or do you want someone to assist you?assist in: · In this position, you will assist in training new employees.assist with: · Some of the guests assisted with the preparation of the food.assist somebody in/with something: · A consultant has been brought in to assist management in restructuring the company.
to help someone by doing something for them that they would normally do themselves: · If you're not feeling well, I'll do the shopping for you.· Did you have someone do your homework for you? It doesn't look like your writing.
British /favor American to do something to help someone, especially a friend or someone you know well: · Could you do me a favour and mail these letters for me?· She's always doing favours for us. The least we can do is help her out now.do somebody a big favour/favor (=help someone a lot): · They did us a big favor by letting us stay there, you know.
to help someone do something, especially because there are not enough people to do all the work: · Their son used to help out in the shop when it was busy.· Organizing the school trip will be a lot of work, so I need some volunteers to help out.help out with: · The kids are always good about helping out with the chores.help somebody out: · While I'm gone, try to help your Mom out, OK?help out somebody: · No need to thank me - I was just glad to help out a friend.
to help someone by doing something for them that they have not asked you to do, because you think they need your help and you want to help them: · She's always happy to do a stranger a good turn.· He did me a good turn when he advised me not to sell my house - it's worth twice as much now.
British /do your part American to do what you can to help in a bad or difficult situation, especially because you think you are expected to do it or that it is your duty: · I've done my bit - now it's up to you.do your bit for: · Brown feels that she's done her part for the Democratic Party.
formal to offer to help someone who is in difficulty and who will not be able to continue without your help: · It took an ambulance 27 minutes to come to the aid of the accident victims.· Many expect the central government to come to the assistance of the ailing industry.
to help a person or group: give help/assistance/support to: · The program gives assistance to unemployed mothers and their children.give somebody help/assistance/support: · My family gave me very little support when I decided to go back to college. · Any kind of help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
to provide money for someone else to live on to provide money for your family to live on: · When she was unemployed it was very difficult to provide for her children.· A life insurance policy enables you to provide for your family after your death.well provided for: · He left his family well-provided for.
to provide enough money for someone to pay for all the things they need, especially if you do this by working: · He has a wife and two children to support.· A lot of people can barely earn enough to support themselves, let alone their families.· My parents didn't have to support me when I was at college because I received a grant.
British to pay a regular amount of money to the person you used to be married to, especially to support children of yours that you no longer live with: · Maintenance will be paid until the child reaches 18 or leaves full-time education.
to pay a regular amount of money to help support children of yours that you no longer live with: · He had been paying child support for his two children since 1985.
to pay a regular amount of money to the person you used to be married to: · The judge ordered McFadden to pay alimony of $2,400 a month.
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nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, 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nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs The US has been canvassing support from other Asian states. Philip was a remarkable teacher, able to command instant respect. Applicants must provide supporting documentation. He travelled throughout Latin America drumming up support for the confederation. She provided emotional support at a very distressing time for me. The project generated enormous interest. my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill a groundswell of support for the prime minister I’m backing the PM to the hilt on this. We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis. Senator Bryant attempted to marshal support for the measure. Her ideas have met with support from doctors and health professionals. a campaign to mobilize support for the strike I urge you to support this motion. MAMA puts new mothers in touch with each other, for mutual support and friendship. Your doctor should be able to offer advice on diet. He pledged his cooperation. an attempt to rally support for the party She received no support from her parents. He put up a stout defence in court. Our staff will be available to give you technical support. She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her. They declared their undying love for each other. I’d like to thank you all for your unfailing support. He gave her his unqualified support. a politician with unswerving loyalty to the president They’ll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book. Montgomery’s new style of leadership met with Leslie’s whole-hearted approval. There was widespread support for the war. The storm caused widespread damage. One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· The extreme right-wing parties don’t have much popular support.
(also lend (your) support formal)· The American people gave him their enthusiastic support.· The naturalist Sir David Attenborough has lent his support to the campaign.
(=say that you will support someone or something)· Both the opposition parties pledged full support for the new administration.
· The plan drew wide support from parents.
· Try to win the support of local shopkeepers.
formal (=have support)· His views were too extreme to command general support.
(=get people’s support by making an effort)· Both sides have been drumming up support through the internet.
formal (=ask for and get their support)· He wrote to the prime minister in an attempt to enlist his support.
(=get people to support something in an active way)· Part of their mission was to mobilize popular support for Franco.
(=increase it)· Now he needs to build his support by explaining what he believes in.
(=no longer support)· He's decided to withdraw his support for the project.
adjectives· There seemed to be no popular support for war.
· There is widespread support for the Government’s proposal.
· A survey found strong support for the project among hospital staff.
· We have massive public support.
· That view deserves the full support of all farmers.
· I want you to know that you have my whole-hearted support.
(=approval and help)· Les, with the active support of his wife Pam, has spent several years compiling a list of the prisoners.
(=when all members of a group support something)· There was nearly unanimous support for the proposal.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· There were very few facts to support the accusation against him.
(=encouragement or help)· He wrote the book with the active support of his wife, Pam.
(=acting a part that is not the most important one)· She was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
· Labour councillors asked for our support for the proposal.
The US has been canvassing support from other Asian states. (=all the actors except the main ones)· There’s also a fine supporting cast.
· Giving money is only one way of supporting a good cause.
(=give money to one)· Do you support any charities?
· The court found no evidence to support her claim.
Philip was a remarkable teacher, able to command instant respect. (=suggest that something is true)· The evidence supports the conclusion that his death was an accident.
· public demonstrations in support of the rebels
· This is a splendid proposal which deserves our support.
(also further/facilitate development formal)· We need to facilitate development and economic activity that provides jobs.
Applicants must provide supporting documentation. He travelled throughout Latin America drumming up support for the confederation. She provided emotional support at a very distressing time for me.· His policies won him the enthusiastic support of middle-income voters.
(=pay to attend a charity event in order to encourage it)· I’d like to thank everyone who came tonight for supporting the event.
(=say that you support someone or something)· The Israeli leader expressed his support for the U.S. plan.
· The proposal failed to gain support.
The project generated enormous interest. my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill· She wrote a letter to the prime minister as a gesture of support.
a groundswell of support for the prime minister (=a group that meets in order to help the people in it deal with a difficult time)· She set up a support group for people suffering from the same illness.
I’m backing the PM to the hilt on this. We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis.· The leadership supports the change in the law.
· The leadership support the change in the law.
(=for keeping a very sick person alive)· He has been on a life-support machine since the accident.
(=votes or support given by the most number of people)· a solution that will command majority support in the House
Senator Bryant attempted to marshal support for the measure. Her ideas have met with support from doctors and health professionals.· Other celebrities sent messages of support.
a campaign to mobilize support for the strike I urge you to support this motion.· The move was supported by the government.
MAMA puts new mothers in touch with each other, for mutual support and friendship.· There is no evidence to support the notion that girls are treated better than boys in school.
Your doctor should be able to offer advice on diet.· Any offers of help would be appreciated.
He pledged his cooperation.· There was widespread popular support for the new law.
(also practical assistance formal)· There will be trained people available to listen and to provide practical help.
· Not one of these organizations supports the government's proposals.
an attempt to rally support for the party She received no support from her parents. (=not one of the main roles)· Lee has a supporting role as Judy’s best friend,
· He said he would seek shareholder support for the proposal.
(=office staff, technical staff etc)· A school needs good support staff.
He put up a stout defence in court.· The idea won strong support in rural areas.
· ‘Which team do you support?’ ‘Chelsea.’
Our staff will be available to give you technical support.· Modern research strongly supports this theory.
She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her. They declared their undying love for each other. I’d like to thank you all for your unfailing support. He gave her his unqualified support. a politician with unswerving loyalty to the president (=believe or help to prove that it is right)· There are many people who would support his views.
They’ll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book. Montgomery’s new style of leadership met with Leslie’s whole-hearted approval. There was widespread support for the war. The storm caused widespread damage. One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl.· It's an emotional support from my boyfriend, sister, father.· Finally, the managers received critical emotional support from peers.· In addition to medical prescription, victims require emotional support and reassurance which is not available from sources such as the family.· While separating these activities analytically from other major processes, like emotional support, it does this for justifiable theoretical reasons.· Personality based depression happens to people with poor self-image, or to some one who is heavily dependent on others for emotional support.· A lot of practical information is exchanged, as well as emotional support.· They didn't all desert their girlfriends when they became pregnant, some have remained to provide crucial emotional and practical support.· That emotional support will be needed.
· It must be emphasised that you can not expect any financial support from the University.· All of these networks receive financial support from their national governments.· The publication has received financial support from the Czech Ministry of Culture but is still in need of funding to ensure its survival.· Jerry Lewis, left the title untouched but drained financial support.· Normally this financial support passes from older to younger generations in families in a one-way flow.· Ed Schafer has received more than 95 percent of its financial support from North Dakotans.· Please give your financial support to help them continue their work tomorrow.· President Robert Batscha would make regular forays West to draw financial support from the people and enterprises whose work is ostensibly honored.
· Roddy Neill, the Clydesdale Bank's business sector manager, said the improvements had the bank's full support.· The United States will continue to furnish you and your people with the fullest measure of support in this bitter fight.· Too early a Western commitment of full support could be dangerous.· We see this as a national event of great importance and we are lending it our full support.· We shall continue to give full and active support to the United Nations.· The company is pleased to give them its full support, which includes supplying a 38 ton lorry.· Promotional groups will only be effective when they can deliver the full support of their clientele.· Will she give all such initiatives her fullest support?
· He can also make a point of talking to Mr Yeltsin and other republican leaders to offer them moral support.· By and large the teams gave each other both moral and technical support.· The frontiersman heroes such as Davy Crockett no longer excite our moral support.· When a baby is newborn, friends, family, and even strangers deluge us with moral support and advice.· And for a number of reasons Lisa's moral support would have been welcome.· Last year they gave heavy financial and moral support to Democrats.· If he had to go, he should go quietly and give continued moral support to the paper.· Bring a friend or relative for moral support and help in juggling insurance forms and your overnight bag.
· But those that come together for mutual support can and do survive.· Something whole, something alive dwells in that mutual support.· This relationship of mutual support between reading and text displaces the authorising criteria of true and false in critical activity.· Tonight eight children would be married, thus forming important alliances and mutual support between families which would last lifetimes.· His two-term governorship has been an exercise in incessant mutual support between Texas business and Texas politics.· And by establishing coordination committees operating within the team concept, he brought about far better mutual support.· Free discussion about attitudes to a problem will relieve anxiety, and mutual support can be obtained.· Positive long-term acceptance of the child involves the parents' mutual support throughout the time after birth.
· Regardless of their initial intentions, their work has been understood and accepted as an open manifestation of political support.· In the end, one has to wonder about the sources of political support for minimum-wage legislation.· Yet is also harboured doubts about whether there was widespread political support for the Republicans.· But Berisha, tied up in an election year and basking in Western political support, ignored the warnings.· By building up an army of individual shareholders the Conservatives may well have expected to gain political support.· The initiation and implementation of economic development projects also provides government with opportunities to gain political support from a diverse constituency.· Control of jobs and access to political leaders can be used to win political support for themselves.· The market quickly comes to be seen as unfair, and political support for official privatization falls.
· On the other hand, thirteen percent hardly constituted the tidal wave of popular support that de Gaulle was looking for.· All three bills had popular support, according to polls.· The statement went on to urge popular support for Sihanouk's candidacy in these elections.· Invocations of popular support or consent may be baseless and even blatantly dishonest.· For one thing, there is not exactly a popular outcry in support of a Romanov return.· The extent of popular support, if any, for this enterprise was never clear.· It would not be surprising if, to gain popular support for emancipationist petitions, reformers had to work very hard.
· The government decided on dollarisation without getting public support for the project.· The great exodus was on, from city to suburb, aided by developers but also enjoying great public support.· As a major national organisation, commanding massive public support, the Trust's influence in Whitehall is strengthened.· Bennett and others promote cultural renewal through public sermonizing and support for local initiatives like church programs to teach parental responsibility.· You can not expect public support if you do not have the support of your own ministers.· The Zapatistas' public support has dwindled in recent months, but officials say privately that Marcos remains a wild card.· However, this development would require public support in the form of a new East Coast motorway.· The union leaders appear to be building public support for their cause, with clever use of symbolic gestures and public relations.
· For them, the priority was the provision of direct social work support and advice.· Strong social pressures often support or repudiate their use, and sometimes the pressures lead to control or prohibition by governments.· He managed with twice weekly meals on wheels, and social work support.· Day care, residential care and social work support essentially provide care in the community, rather than in large institutions.· All other systems of social support should be for voluntary organizations of citizens to devise and subscribe to.· At least at the beginning it lacked social support, usually freely available in the schools from which secondees came.· These two groups of children have quite different characteristics, care histories, prognoses and needs for social work support.
· We have given strong support to the Sports Council and its efforts to raise participation in sport.· This apparently was done in spite of their claim that they required strong scientific support for their categories.· Polling shows that the family-leave law has strong support among women voters and working families, he added.· Thirdly, there is strong support for the hill livestock compensatory allowances, amounting to £142 million in a full year.· It passed the Legislature with strong bipartisan support.· However, it became clear that this section would need a much stronger system of support.· But I knew I would get strong support from a lot of influential people.
· Gold service will offer personal technical account support, on-site and phone support and extended coverage hours.· A technical support team provided information systems, technical, and engineering support to the operating teams.· Steve Belkin, 32, is technical support manager for a City software house.· Verio provides around-the-clock network monitoring and technical support with all promotional packages.· A nationwide sales force and technical services support can help with any application.· It said it would hire more safety inspectors, create a technical support staff and continue to improve crew communications.· The company will also provide them with the technical support necessary to ensure the milk's quality.· If you're a newcomer to the Net, the technical support on offer will probably be important to you.
· In the north, the party can count on fairly widespread support.· Yet is also harboured doubts about whether there was widespread political support for the Republicans.· In this case there was widespread support and sympathy from the overtaxed gentry and clergy.· It has widespread support in the House as far as it goes, but missing is legislation to protect against victimisation.· But there is also widespread support for state or collective provision of welfare even over tax cuts.· Does he accept that there is widespread support from industry and the community generally for the Government's roads programme?· There is widespread support for the principle across the Community, and we believe that it should be rigorously applied in practice.· There is widespread support for completing that road at the earliest opportunity.
NOUN· This approach to child support also gives priority to a particular type of family relationship - that based on biological parenthood.· But Garcetti said his office has made strides in child support collections.· Maintenance and child support Bradshaw and Millar found that only 29 percent of lone parents received maintenance from their former partners.· Nachshin argued that $ 30, 000 a month in permanent spousal and child support would be enough.· Other trends noted by the report: The average California county collects only $ 78 monthly for each child support order.· But we have no right to force collection of child support for the kids.· He gives no money for the care of his son, and Aurora has abandoned plans to pursue child support.· In addition, some custodial parents do not pursue collection of child support because they fear retribution from the nonpaying parent.
· Then Lisa, one of the support group for the Refuge, moved away.· The strategic support group ground rules were all they needed to get started.· A number of support groups were involved: Radical Alternatives to Prison.· Announcements can be made from the pulpit about area shelters or support groups for abusers and victims.· The support group wants to take part in a sitting service to give carers a break.· She also was a benefactor to other health support groups and animal charities.· One of lung cancer's success stories, he runs a support group for lung cancer patients and their families.· By that time all the support group were staying at the Copley Plaza.
· Seventy percent had only income support.· Savings of over £3,000 will limit the amount of income support.· A switch from price support to income support comes dear.· A person may be eligible for income support if their income is below their income support entitlement.· Both of these categories may be helped under the income support scheme.· Lone parents can earn up to £15 a week before their income support is reduced.· This will mean that a person working 16 hours a week or more will not be able to claim income support.· That means that more and more elderly people are being forced down to income support or poverty line levels.
· As the law stands it would be illegal to disconnect his life support machine.· Her family approved the removal of life support, and she died Monday night.· Her sister is effectively her life support machine.· She was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, where she was put on a life support machine.· Initially, life support will be provided as on a space station.· He's unconscious and on a life support machine.· Three bottles of oxygen and four cans of absorbent provide those seventy-two hours of emergency life support.
· Equally important as the links with the secondary sector are the links with pre-school and support services.· The legislatures almost never have the level of support services that are available to the executive.· There is therefore a need for better family support services.· Now thousands of workers who had manned the booths and the support services had nowhere to turn.· In addition, all published information related to the business environment and support services in Stirling will be collated and analysed.· Ameia attended a school that offers special classes and support services for pregnant girls.· Support will be available from leading vendors backed by a contractual support service from Microsoft.· First-line administrative services managers directly oversee staffs involved in various support services.
· Training regular training sessions and monitoring of all teaching and support staff.· They tend to wear suits and have lots of support staff.· The company employed new support staff in Congleton.· Top executives are generally provided with spacious offices and secretarial and support staff.· This can be broadly broken down for descriptive purposes as a program staff of 11, and a support staff of 4.· It said it would hire more safety inspectors, create a technical support staff and continue to improve crew communications.· A member of your support staff can then go through the newspapers extracting cuttings on a daily basis.· From April 1, some 255 scientists and support staff were put directly under the control of Courtaulds operating businesses.
· Membership of a group also offers an added social support system.· Proposed changes would phase out that support system, but guarantee farmers a gradually dwindling subsidy payment over the next seven years.· The very rapid expansion of the education system has left support systems running to catch up.· Despite this huge expansion, our students enjoy one of the most generous support systems in the world.· In Amsterdam, Querido introduced a twenty-four-hour domiciliary support system, linked with the care of general practitioners.· With adequate resourcing and well designed support systems, relocation can enhance lives.· He's on a life support system.
VERB· It will help her attract support for the Thatcher Foundation - the means by which she hopes to preserve her legacy.· The Communists vastly exaggerated their own Resistance role in order to attract postwar political support.· North West Water's impressive set of results failed to attract support.· Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who dropped out after failing to attract enough money or support.· The movement attracted widespread support from peace campaigners.· For Republicans running in blue-collar districts, where raising the wage attracts support, the argument hurts.· Polreis' case has attracted attention among support networks for adoptive parents of troubled foreign children.
· Retirement benefits are not enough to live on, so nearly 2 million pensioners have to claim income support.· Hamas claims the support of about 15 percent of the population.· The organisation claims the support of prominent industrialists and of former members of the security forces.· He is fighting for a second term and claims the support of other key nations in defiance of the Clinton administration.· This will mean that a person working 16 hours a week or more will not be able to claim income support.· If the man does not leap in, the Adlerian can again claim support for his theory.· If Mr Ali makes it here, his family could claim support worth £1,300 a month.· To claim income support or a payment from the social fund contact your local social security office.
· Programmes would wither away if they did not command sufficient local support.· This is an all-star team that commands support and respect.· The coterie of would-be revolutionaries commanded no widespread support.· It is a standard which even today does not command the support of a majority of this Court....· Proposals for the expansion of post-school education are therefore likely to command majority support.· There are other changes which would command general support.· Clearly, this is a programme which could command considerable support, but its development has been impeded by several problems.· The difficulty is to find a solution that will command majority support in the House.
· This week-end event continues to excite enthusiastic support, demonstrating the strength of community life which exists in Kidlington.· Schmidt said Bertelsmann was continuing to seek the support of other music companies in remaking Napster.· Thank you for your continuing support.· Strong, unified and continued support is essential.· Meanwhile Fund raising events continue, your support is always appreciated.· Ministers also continue to express full support for protective designations, especially the green belt26.· Conference, scheduled for Sofia in 1995, and express their intention to continue their support for this process. 12.
· Coffee, however, enjoyed no such support.· The great exodus was on, from city to suburb, aided by developers but also enjoying great public support.· Consequently, these relationships enjoy unrestricted support and protection.· For 15 years, I have worked for a nonprofit civil-rights organization that regularly enjoys the co-counsel support of major law firms.· The Socialist project of the Mitterrand government may be dead, but its cultural entrepreneurship continues to enjoy wide popular support.· But Lott appears to enjoy the support of a majority of Senate Republicans, especially conservatives led by Sen.· The Nonconformists were therefore greatly encouraged and enjoyed much popular support at this time.· The growth of home ownership has enjoyed cross-party support in Parliament.
· UMass coach John Calipari said former players had called, expressing concern and support.· Ministers also continue to express full support for protective designations, especially the green belt26.· Texas Republican chairman Tom Pauken expressed strong support for the proposal.· The rates were incapable of bearing the burden in their view and they expressed cautious support for a local income tax.· More than 1,000 residents of Aldeburgh have expressed support for Mr Wilson.· He began organizing the event in earnest after the White House expressed support 10 days ago.
· In contrast, the electrostatic mechanism is moderately noisy and initially failed to gain any real support.· Another way to gain support is to place a bed board between your box spring and mattress.· Having gained the support of the staff, attention then focused on the children.· They worried that the experienced subordinate would go over their head and gain support from their superiors.· However, if the result is a more effective birth control programme, it may gain her active support.· This arrangement proved fairly successful in terms of gaining popular support.· Yet here was Gardner, muscles bulging through his blue singlet, gaining support from the and gaining hope.
· Internationalism required that two thoroughly nationalistic and non-socialist movements be given complete support.· Studies of other disorders show that medications given without such support likely are doomed to fail.· Competitors are forbidden to give each other support and are individually timed.· This will happen only if a literacy struggle can be given the support and the priority that it demands.· If so, you need to give her lots of support and encouragement to resolve that.
· Some psychoanalytic writing appears to lend support to these assumptions.· Elizabeth Hurley and Robert Wagner lend support.· In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could.· We see this as a national event of great importance and we are lending it our full support.· However plausible this suggestion, empirical investigation has lent it no support.· These results lend support to the idea that tenascin alternative splice forms may also have functional significance at the protein level.· And, given his political sympathies, was Bernstein deliberately lending his support to that account?· Throughout the 1630s he continued to lend his wholehearted support to the Arminian takeover of his church.
· It needs support from an explanation, in terms of the conditional theory, of how there can be such counter-examples.· They need all the support they can get.· It needs the support of the Department of Culture as it reinvents itself.· As men, we need this type of support.· Imprisonment and becoming refugees had affected us badly and we needed the support we were given.· If the floor is properly framed, you should not need extra support underneath to bear the weight of the fireplace.· Now he needs to build his support by explaining what he believes in.· As important as the Organization Pillar is, it still needs strong support from the other four.
· Most adoption agencies offer support for three months after the adoption, but this is unlikely to be sufficient.· Strangers patted their shoulders and offered words of support.· They appeal for her to contact the hospital staff on a special telephone number so that they can offer her help and support.· The president offers partial support for training for some workers, but no income support.· Not only may she offer him her full support, she may say he is unassailable.· Students may comfortably do this work if an adult is next to them, offering emotional support.· A worship committee should be able to offer support as well as advice to the director.· My job is to offer help, support, advice.
· He has pledged to increase support by 10 percent above the rate of inflation for the next three years.· It pledges their support for efforts to protect the Stockton Darlington Railway Line.· Netscape Communications also pledged its support for the new operating system.· Having pledged its support for the environment and the poor, there is mounting pressure for it to institutionalize some safeguards.· Call 623-1000 to pledge your support or get more information.· More than 400 Wensleydale Smokebusters have pledged to help support some one wanting to give up cigarettes.· The Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin was helpful toward that end and pledged monetary support.
· David was therefore offered inpatient care for up to 10 days to provide him with intensive support.· When crop-dusters come under fire, it is up to DynCorp helicopter pilots to provide support.· Married women whose husbands provided the support expected of them, however, had a low risk of depression following life events.· If they provide excellent support for some one of heavy build they're most unlikely to suit anyone lighter.· The Trust provides fact-sheets and support for anyone affected by toxoplasmosis and educates health professionals.· We will continue to provide generous support for students and to expand our student loans commitment.· As well as losing power this provides support for the pronounced body lean into the turn.
· A campaign to rally support for this was launched in March.· Still, Reagan could not rally support sufficient to get the Congress behind the effort.· The essential need when a proposed redevelopment poses a threat is to rally popular support.· They must also be able to rally support and achieve results in the midst of almost constant organizational change.· I intend to rally that support.· She rallies support for the endangered whale, catalogues underwater life and creates new devices in which to explore virgin sea worlds.· The intelligentsia was actively rallying support against the eviction.· Banks own small stakes of their own and can rally support against a bidder.
· Nevertheless, museums were among the first scientific institutions to receive direct government support for science, and particularly for scientific research.· Being a conservative, Arrangoiz did not receive even as much support from Congress as had Pinay Cuevas.· They have received the support of the private sector and they are now requesting material from the Regional Council.· Example Mr Smith receives income support so he pays 20% of the community charge.· Lilley asked to be put into receivership after a financial rescue package did not receive full support from its bankers.· It is by no means clear that the Labour Party would receive little support in Northern Ireland.· All of these areas of research receive financial support from industry or government sources.· Gundobad fled to Avignon, where he may have received Visigothic support.
· The Profitboss is wary of finance people, seeking their support but running miles to avoid their control.· Schmidt said Bertelsmann was continuing to seek the support of other music companies in remaking Napster.· I have to seek such support from charity.· And, as noted earlier, the finance and senior executives at TeleCable already have the skills needed to seek equity-based support.· However, in 1990 the government launched a full-scale economic restructuring package for which it sought World Bank support.· Adolescents, as is appropriate, sought each other out in public places and sought support from each other.· It sought formal Solidarity support for the government through a permanent representation committee.· They judge for themselves the quality and character of the political leaders who parade before them on television seeking their support.
· Polls had until recently shown support for Mr Patten but now a majority wants him to back down.· All the indicators show that parental support helps young people come through solvent abuse quicker.· All true-blues fans should come out and show their support.· A poll taken earlier this year showed 80% support for abolishing conscription.· He also thanked those who came to show their support.· A straw-poll of representatives yesterday showed support for the Chancellor is remarkably resilient.· Nevertheless, statewide polls still show overwhelming public support for the Games.
· The aim of the exercise is to win support for the constitutional settlement that Britain and Ireland have already outlined.· They have articulated plans and goals and have won the support of voters.· Can you win back support in this area.· But never before has the proposal gone so far as to win support from one house of Congress.
· They withdrew their support and Fawcett, whom they had seconded to the project, moved on to other research.· On Saturday, the joint chiefs met with Arteaga and formally withdrew support from Bucaram.· On Wednesday, they threatened to withdraw support for a minimum wage boost if the so-called poison pill amendment passed.· On 23 November, Pollitt and Campbell withdrew their support from the initial statement and were readmitted to their positions.· In the same document, Ratzinger directed bishops to withdraw support from gay Catholic organizations that did not accept this teaching.· If reinsurers receive further adverse experience on political risk, they may withdraw their support for this class.· WordPerfect Corp is thought to have withdrawn its support.
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- Elizabeth Hurley and Robert Wagner lend support.
- In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could.
- President Clinton lent support to the bill Monday.
- She lends support to the ecumenical cause.
- Some psychoanalytic writing appears to lend support to these assumptions.
- These results lend support to the idea that tenascin alternative splice forms may also have functional significance at the protein level.
- I lent weight to his side of the story but they sent him down.
- In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could.
- Not withstanding the need for more investigation, the evidence surveyed in the previous chapter certainly lends weight to this view.
- President Clinton lent support to the bill Monday.
- Recognising this paradox lends weight to the patriarchy thesis, explaining away many apparent counter-examples.
- Some psychoanalytic writing appears to lend support to these assumptions.
- The recent closures of the paper mill and the aluminium smelter at Invergordon lend weight to this argument.
- These results lend support to the idea that tenascin alternative splice forms may also have functional significance at the protein level.
- Nevertheless, both my master and Agrippa were loud in their praise of my martial prowess.
- Steve went with her to provide moral support.
- I don't believe Wellington stayed to give De Gaulle moral support.
- I want you there not just for moral support but to have a witness present.
- Last year they gave heavy financial and moral support to Democrats.
- Louise came up for the funeral and stayed on for three weeks to give moral support.
- Mahdi denies that his movement wants weapons or financing from Washington, saying moral support and diplomatic pressure are enough.
- Voice over Finally, Dawn came here, where she's been given practical and moral support.
- When a baby is newborn, friends, family, and even strangers deluge us with moral support and advice.
- With his moral support a group of nobles and clergy from both sides tried to work out peace terms.
WORD FAMILYnounsupportsupporteradjectivesupportivesupportingverbsupport
1approval [uncountable] approval, encouragement, and perhaps help for a person, idea, plan etc: Local people have given us a lot of support in our campaign.support for There was widespread support for the war.in support They signed a petition in support of the pay claim.support of He had the full support of the general committee.2sympathy/help [uncountable] sympathy and help that you give to someone who is in a difficult situation or who is very unhappy: I couldn’t have made it through those times without the support of my boyfriend Rob.3money [uncountable] money that you give a person, group, organization etc to help pay for their costs: The European Union is considering whether to provide financial support for the expedition.with somebody’s support With your support, we can help these youngsters.4holding something up [countable, uncountable] something that presses on something else to hold it up or in position: The roof may need extra support. the wooden supports of the bridgefor support She grabbed at his shoulders for support.5proof [uncountable] facts that show that an idea or statement is correctsupport for My own research provides some support for this view.6computers [uncountable] the help or information that you receive to improve a computer system, make it continue working, or use it correctly: our technical support team7concert/performance [uncountable] a band, singer, or performer that performs for a short time at the same concert as a more famous and popular band etc: We played support to a band called Shallow. the support band the support act (=the support band)8soldiers [uncountable] help or protection that is given by one group of soldiers to another group who are fighting in a battle: logistical supportair/ground support (=help or protection that comes from people in aircraft or people on the ground)9for part of body [countable] something that you wear to hold a weak or damaged part of your body in the right placeback/neck/knee etc support → child support, income support, life support system, → moral support at moral1(3)COLLOCATIONSverbshave support· The extreme right-wing parties don’t have much popular support.give (your) support (also lend (your) support formal)· The American people gave him their enthusiastic support.· The naturalist Sir David Attenborough has lent his support to the campaign.pledge/offer (your) support (=say that you will support someone or something)· Both the opposition parties pledged full support for the new administration.get/draw support· The plan drew wide support from parents.win/gain/attract support· Try to win the support of local shopkeepers.enjoy/command support formal (=have support)· His views were too extreme to command general support.drum up/rally support (=get people’s support by making an effort)· Both sides have been drumming up support through the internet.enlist somebody’s support formal (=ask for and get their support)· He wrote to the prime minister in an attempt to enlist his support.mobilize support (=get people to support something in an active way)· Part of their mission was to mobilize popular support for Franco.build (up) support (=increase it)· Now he needs to build his support by explaining what he believes in.withdraw support (=no longer support)· He's decided to withdraw his support for the project.adjectivespublic/popular support· There seemed to be no popular support for war.widespread/wide/general support· There is widespread support for the Government’s proposal.strong support· A survey found strong support for the project among hospital staff.massive support· We have massive public support.somebody’s full support· That view deserves the full support of all farmers.whole-hearted/enthusiastic support· I want you to know that you have my whole-hearted support.active support (=approval and help)· Les, with the active support of his wife Pam, has spent several years compiling a list of the prisoners.unanimous support (=when all members of a group support something)· There was nearly unanimous support for the proposal.- residence hall
- residency
- resident
- residential
- residential care
- residential home
- residential treatment facility
- resident physician
- residents' association
- residual
- residuals
- residuary
- residue
- resign
- resignation
- resigned
- resignedly
- resilience
- resilient
- resiliently
- resin
- resinous
- resist
- resistance
- resistant