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to support

to support

29 3.5
Tolerate something difficult without complaining
  • verb
  • /səˈpɔrt/
translation icon : soportar
  • After losing his job, he had to support his children on a much tighter budget.

I just can't support the relationships whenever they suck.

Examples

  • She had to support her family during tough times without complaining.

  • From their beginnings in America, these immigrants established and supported their own newspapers.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We're here to create a safe place to share stories and support one another.

  • Without this underpinning relationship, staff will find it much harder to support the person well.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Out on the streets, the people rushed to support Canning's declaration.

  • And it's not easy supporting someone who's a soldier, a police officer, and a firefighter.

  • Thus, most of the lake's volume is incapable of supporting any but the most rugged species.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Many students support each other through difficult exams without any complaints.

Synonyms

to stand
vsto support
3.1

To resist harm and continue to exist despite difficulty

is more about quiet acceptance rather than active resistance
to bear
vsto support
876 3.9

To accept something difficult or unpleasant

does not stress cost or burden, only quiet endurance of difficulty
to endure
vsto support
304 3.5

To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up

emphasizes lasting endurance rather than brief tolerance without complaint
to tolerate
vsto support
290 3.5

Endure something unpleasant without complaining

focuses on personal endurance without complaint rather than allowing
to put up with
vsto support
288 4.3

To accept something unpleasant without complaining

is used more neutrally and in more formal contexts
to abide
vsto support
52 4.6

To not tolerate someone or something unpleasant

is used more widely in everyday speech to mean quiet endurance without complaint
to stomach
vsto support
36 5.5

To be able to tolerate something you dislike

is broader covering general tolerance without complaint rather than immediate reaction
to brook
vsto support
  • Formal
2 8.8

To allow something annoying or unpleasant to happen

usually refers to personal quiet endurance rather than formal allowance

Antonyms

839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

Idioms

Kept alive by machines after a serious illness or kept working only with little help

Phrasal Verbs

To give help to someone during a difficult time

To help and encourage each other during difficult times

To stop giving help and approval to a person or group

To ask people or groups for help when you need it

To make people excited and ready to help a cause

To come together to help someone or a cause

Help someone reach their goals in life

Compounds

111 2.7

Money a parent must pay to the parent who cares for their children after separation to help with living costs

66 2.8

A group of people who meet regularly to give each other help and advice about a shared problem

57 3.2

Equipment that supplies air, water, and other needs in dangerous places

life support
  • Specialized
42 3.4

Medical machines that keep a person alive by helping them breathe or keeping the heart working

35 4.1

Aircraft that help soldiers on the ground during fighting

Money given to help pay for a project, charity, or person

A group of people who help and encourage you in hard times

13 3.5

Help that keeps someone going in hard times, like care from family

life-support system
  • Specialized
13 4.0

Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs

Not enough help from people or groups

A team at a company that helps people with problems and questions about products or services

7 3.5

A regular payment one person gives to help pay for a child or former partner

life-support
  • Specialized
6 3.8

Used for machines or methods that keep a very sick person alive

price support
  • Specialized
4 4.3

Government payments that keep the price people pay for a product like milk or wheat at a set minimum

support system
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A set of tools and software that help customers with problems

2 3.1

A part of a shoe that holds up the curved middle of the foot

1 4.4

Stockings that help blood move in the legs and reduce pressure on veins

logistic support
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Help that gives supplies, vehicles, and services for military or disaster missions

support level
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A price where a falling stock often stops because people start to buy it

support column
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A vertical post that holds heavy weight in a building or bridge

close support
  • Specialized
1 7.3

Help for soldiers from nearby troops that attack the enemy

1 6.4

Help from one government department to another with things like transport or paperwork

Full loyal help and agreement without any doubt

A phone line customers call for help with products or services

7.4

Help from one military unit to another that answers the other unit's requests for help

Help given by a company or maker straight to a customer

Actions that use electronic signals to find enemy radar or radio and help commanders spot immediate threats

Help between departments with tasks like moving things and office work

6.6

A system that organizes and shares supplies and support among groups for a joint operation

Agreements between countries to move and share supplies and equipment during military or disaster relief missions

inter-service support
  • Specialized
4.5

Help that one branch of the military gives another with supplies and paperwork

A part of the U.S. Treasury that shares intelligence with officials who work on other countries' money and trade

Information and help to prevent people from killing themselves and support those affected

8.4

A computer program that learns from examples to put data into groups or predict values

8.1

A computer method that finds a clear boundary to separate different groups of data

support stocking
  • Specialized
4.0

A tight stretchy piece of clothing for the leg that lowers pressure in veins and reduces swelling

How Tolerant

to endure
304 3.5
to bear
876 3.9
to support
29 3.5
to tolerate
290 3.5
to put up with
288 4.3

Surface Forms

support infinitive
supported past
supported past participle
supporting present participle
supports third person singular

Etymology

The word support comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and portare 'to carry'. When you support something you dislike, it can mean you 'carry' or bear it, which is why the word can mean to tolerate.