support
verb (used with object)
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
has supported
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present perfectof support (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ian Nolan, the new chief executive of the Rugby Football League, has supported Wilkin's plea, issued on BBC Radio 5 Live on Monday.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Wang said she previously worked in video production and has supported herself with some part-time work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Green said he was once in the foster care system, and said Bass has supported foster youth initiatives dating back to her time in Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The U.S. administration has supported investment in AI, which continues to provide a powerful structural tailwind, he says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“But nothing I have seen in the world has supported your famous pronouncements that love is more powerful than my kind of magic, Dumbledore.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
