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- Dictionarysupporting/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. bearing all or part of the weight of something: "supporting structures for the elevated roads will be brought to site by huge trailers"
- 2. serving to corroborate something: "he offered no supporting evidence for this opinion"
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to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed: My father supported the Labour Party all his life. The majority of people in the town strongly support the plans to build a new school. I think it's important to support local businesses by buying locally.
SUPPORTING definition: 1. not the most important actor or part in a film or play: 2. not the most important actor or part…. Learn more.
Synonyms for SUPPORTING: supportive, confirming, substantiating, verifying, supplementary, confirmational, corroborating, corroborative; Antonyms of SUPPORTING: opposing, refuting, contradictory, counter, disproving, contrary, confuting, interfering
: to promote the interests or cause of. (2) : to uphold or defend as valid or right : advocate. supports fair play. (3) : to argue or vote for. supported the motion to lower taxes. b (1) : assist, help. bombers supported the ground troops. (2) : to act with (a star actor) (3)
Supporting definition: (of a role) being a fairly important but not leading part, esp in a play or film. See examples of SUPPORTING used in a sentence.
Definition of supporting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. to maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. to sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim. uphold applies esp. to supporting or ...
