support
verb (used with object)
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
was supporting
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past progressiveof support.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Later in the week, it came out that her fiancé was supporting Rogers.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
Margarita Ramirez, a 49-year-old from Pulido's hometown of Edinburg, said she was supporting the singer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
A source close to the FIA said Qatar was "supporting" the Rwandan project.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
It said it was supporting schools with new guidance to take steps to bring down costs for individual items, while "keeping more money in the pockets of hardworking families".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
He had stopped at twenty-seven to show that he was supporting Jerry, even though nobody knew, not even Jerry.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
