adj
Meaning 1
That supports.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
supporting
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /səˈpɔːtɪŋ/
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/səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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/səˈpoətɪŋ/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S AH0 P AO1 R T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
That which supports something else; a support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of support
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
furnishing support and encouragement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: encouraging
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he leaned against the wall for support
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: support
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity
Narrower terms: shoring, shoring up, propping up, suspension, dangling, hanging
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: avustava — that supports
- Finnish: tukeva — that supports
- Finnish: auttava — that supports
- Finnish: apu- — that supports
- Spanish: soportador — that supports
- Spanish: soportante — that supports
- Spanish: suportante — that supports
Real reading context