Толковый словарь английского языка - support

I. transitive verb see: fare Date: 14th century to endure bravely or quietly ; bear, 2. a. to promote the interests or cause of, to uphold or defend as valid or right ; advocate , to argue or vote for , b. assist, help , to act with (a star actor), to bid in bridge so as to show ~ for, to provide with substantiation ; corroborate , 3. to pay the costs of ; maintain , to provide a basis for the existence or subsistence of , 4. to hold up or serve as a foundation or prop for, to maintain (a price) at a desired level by purchases or loans, to keep from fainting, yielding, or losing courage ; comfort, to keep (something) going, ~ability noun ~able adjective ~ive adjective ~iveness noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of ~ing ; the condition of being ~ed, assistance provided by a company to users of its products , one that ~s, sufficient strength in a suit bid by one's partner in bridge to justify raising the suit