to offer support
28
2.7
- phrasal verb
:
ofrecer apoyo
- We gather here to offer support to Matthew's family and friends.
- offer emotional support
- offer financial support
- offer strong support
So RFK Junior has offered his support to you and your campaign.
- So RFK Junior has offered his support to you and your campaign.
- I've been on antidepressants for years because of it and I was offered no support whatsoever.
- The challenge is is if it's not a cultural issue but money and you offer money and support, they still stay.
- And now I have friends all over the world that share my values and offer support.
- I want to talk about how teaching can be and even now would be if teachers were offered support, a lot of support instead of a lot of constraints.
Examples
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Objective professionals and trained counselors can offer support during this stressful time.
Fiction book (1999) -
School mental health services offer the promise of support, yet this promise is inconsistently realized.
Academic text (2011) -
Why do you offer me your support in this dark hour?
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In February, the Council for Work and Health offered support and guidance to develop the body.
Academic text (2015) -
A more common response might be to offer support but little or no money.
Academic text (2011) -
There are other ways by which traditional systems offer support to people in need.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm offering support for somebody I love.
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We also hope that it may offer support for those who advocate for music education.
Academic text (2015) -
And we're going to roll out family hubs to offer parents the support they need to raise a child.
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We gather here to offer support to Matthew's family and friends.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make a task or situation easier for someone
605
1.0
To help someone by making a task easier
499
1.0
To do part of a task for someone who has trouble doing it
486
1.0
To do something for someone who cannot do it alone
443
2.7
To help and support someone when they are going through a hard time
354
3.0
Help someone or show evidence for an idea
182
1.3
Give someone support with a task or problem when they need it
28
1.3
To help someone with a task
26
3.5
To help someone when they need it most
20
2.6
To help and encourage each other during difficult times
16
3.1
To help someone who is in trouble or danger
6
2.7
To give someone support with a task or problem
5
2.9
To give help to people and countries in need
3
3.1
To help someone when they are in trouble
2
3.7
To help someone a lot with a task or project
1
9.6
To give help to someone in a difficult or dangerous time
1
7.1
Help or act for others when they need support
Antonyms
How Supportive
28
2.7
932
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to give help or assistance' is directly compositional from 'offer' (to give or present) + 'support' (help/backing); there is no idiomatic shift or metaphorical extension. This is a common, predictable verb + noun/action construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Offer support comes from the simple image of someone offering a hand, a seat, or a shoulder to support a person who is weak or sad. So, when you offer support, you 'give help' or comfort to someone in a hard time.