support
verb (used with object)
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
am supporting
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present progressiveof support (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am supporting Nithya Raman for mayor in Los Angeles, Marissa Roy for city attorney,” he said with an “I Voted” sticker on his forehead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
“How else do I show that I am supporting him?’
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
“I am supporting them with all my heart,” he said of the dancers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
“I am supporting Katie because her depth of experience and firsthand knowledge of the justice system make her the most qualified candidate to be Maryland’s next Attorney General,” Conway said in a statement.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2021
I escape,—I bring you over—and here I am, supporting you, and in all probability, the one on whom depends the fate of one of the first families in the country.
From Night and Morning, Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
