Supporting - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səˈpɔːrtɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word supporting
Brit.  |səˈpɔːtɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word supporting
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to support

noun

- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening (syn: support)

adjective

- furnishing support and encouragement (syn: encouraging)
the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher
- capable of bearing a structural load
a supporting wall

Extra examples

Organize your essay by writing an outline in which you state your main idea followed by your supporting points.

She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy.

...Galileo was condemned as a heretic for supporting Copernicus's thesis that the earth revolves around the sun and not vice versa....

...they were a loving family, supporting each other when times were bad...

He knows that supporting a tax increase would be politically suicidal.

They alternate between supporting us and opposing us.

He sat up, supporting himself on his good arm.

The strain on the cables supporting the bridge is enormous.

There is a 15-foot arm supporting the antenna.

I got to my feet, supporting myself on the side of the table.

The university has a long tradition of supporting the arts.

No one was more zealous than Neil in supporting the proposal.

She's got a supporting role in the school play.

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