supports is a form of:
Support
noun
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- ~ (for something) (a supporting or being supported, thing that bears or holds up, provision for food and shelter, subsistence prevail; backing, something that helps to verify) ជន្ទល់, ប្រដាប់ទល់ទ្រ, គាំពារ, អះអាង, ការគាំទ្រ, អ្វីៗដែលគាំទ្ររឺគាំពារ, ការថែទាំ, ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់
Example: Abeam supporting the roof, Dang supports his aged mother, A fact which supports this ideal.wooden support ទម្រ, ប្រដាប់ទ្រ, financial support ជំនួយ, moral support ពំនាក់, ពំនឹង
Example: I need some financial support. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការគាំទ្រ អ្នកជួយទ្រទ្រង់ខាងលុយកាក់
verb — past tense: supported ; past participle: supported ; present participle: supporting ;
- 1.
- គាំទ្រ, ទ្រទ្រង់, អះអាងក្នុងន័យគាំទ្រ
- 2.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) បង្អែក, ទ្រ, ទប់
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- (TRANSITIVE) (to carry, to hold up, to give courage or faith to, to be in favor of, to provide for, to bear, to keep up) support a floor ទ្រ, support a family ចិញ្ចឹម, ផ្គត់ផ្គង់, ទំនុកបម្រុង, support a motion គាំទ្រ, support a weight អាចទ្របាន, ទ្ររួច
Example: He was weak with hunger, so had to support.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
- 2.
- A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
- 3.
- The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
- 4.
- That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.
verb — past tense: supported ; past participle: supported ; present participle: supporting ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
- 7.
- (TRANSITIVE) To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
- 8.
- (TRANSITIVE) To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
- 1.
- base, bash, brace, buttress, foundation, groundwork, prop, stay
- 2.
- aid, assistance, backing, comfort, encouragement, favor, help, patronage, succor
- 3.
- living, maintenance, subsistence
- 4.
- confirmation, evidence
- 5.
- advocate, assist, back, bear, brace, encourage, foster, further, help, keep, maintain, prop, sustain, uphold
- 1.
- abandon, betray, destroy, discourage, opposes