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to support each other

to support each other

20 2.6
To help and encourage each other during difficult times
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : apoyarse mutuamente
  • Parents and teachers working to support each other have been a vital part of education, particularly in the earlier grades.
  • work together to support each other
  • members can support each other
  • women support each other

I'm with you and I, you know, we support each other and we're a team.

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Examples

  • Joan and Barbara were friends who supported each other throughout the college process.

    Academic text (2014)
  • During tough times, it's important to support each other and lend a helping hand.

  • We're friends and friends support each other, right?

  • We encourage and support each other's sense of hope.

  • People can find their people, and they can share their stories and support each other across the world.

  • It's like we're here going through this thing and we're going to line up and support each other through it.

  • We're all creative and we support each other, you know?

  • And we as women have to be able to trust and support each other.

  • The hours ahead may feel long, but we must use them to support each other.

  • We come to support each other.

Synonyms

to support
vsto support each other
1.0

Give help to a person or idea

is specifically about mutual help and encouragement among people in hardship
to encourage
vsto support each other
2.3

Give someone support and confidence so they try or keep doing something

centers on practical mutual help and companionship during hard times
to assist
vsto support each other
605 1.0

To help someone by making a task easier

is broader, stressing mutual care and encouragement during difficulties
to help someone out
vsto support each other
  • Informal
182 1.3

Give someone support with a task or problem when they need it

means ongoing mutual help and encouragement in hard situations rather than single tasks
to stick together
vsto support each other
133 2.7

Stay together and help each other during hard times

focuses on mutual help and encouragement during hard times
to stand together
vsto support each other
33 3.4

To join others to support the same cause

emphasizes personal mutual help and encouragement rather than public unity
to rally around
vsto support each other
30 4.1

To come together to support someone in a hard time

involves ongoing mutual help between people rather than one group action
to offer support
vsto support each other
28 2.7

To give help to someone during a difficult time

focuses on two-way mutual help and encouragement rather than one-sided aid
to lend a helping hand
vsto support each other
  • Informal
6 2.7

To give someone support with a task or problem

involves reciprocal help and emotional encouragement, not only one-off offers
to watch each other's back
vsto support each other
  • Informal
4 4.1

Look out for each other in dangerous situations

covers general mutual help and encouragement beyond protective alertness
to hang together
vsto support each other
2 4.1

To stay united and help each other in hard times

is about mutual help and encouragement rather than mere cooperation

Antonyms

773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

How Supportive

to care
1.0
to support each other
20 2.6
to stand by
187 3.2
to sympathize
96 3.5

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

support + each + other

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'support' (offer help) combined with the reciprocal phrase 'each other', which signals mutual action; a learner who knows the constituents can infer 'help one another' easily. This verb + reciprocal construction is grammatically regular and cross-linguistically common, so it will be immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

Support each other shows a simple picture: people standing in a circle, each person puts a hand on the next person's shoulder so everyone supports each other and no one falls. So it means 'to help or encourage one another', especially in hard times.