support
verb (used with object)
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
supported
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past participleof support.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof support.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
supportverb (used with object)to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
Example Sentences
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When his wife supported him, branding young Amy Acton a liar, both the girl and her younger brother were removed from Donna Arthur’s custody and raised by their biological father.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
He supported a strong, independent president, capable of representing the people and countering Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Catapult Books, an indie publisher that has supported authors across Southern California and beyond, has been sold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The price action in the Treasury market seems to be well supported by trade flows, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
There was an element of chauvinism in this—the French supported their own champion and rejected the ideas of the perfidious Englishman, while Newton was, of course, very much a prophet honoured in his own country.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
