support

«support» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to hold something up so it doesn't fall — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (support, supports, supported, supporting); noun (support — uncountable; a support, supports)

meaning for a pupil

1) To support means to hold something up so it doesn't fall. tree →

2) To support someone means to help, encourage or be kind to them. tree →

3) To support a team means to like it and want it to win. tree →

4) To support an idea means to agree with it. tree →

5) Support is help, or a thing that holds something up. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and engineering supports like pillars and beams hold up bridges and buildings; in feelings lessons friends and family support each other. Phrases: «support each other», «support a team», «moral support», «ask for support», «support your answer with evidence».

examples

• Send forth thy help from the sanctuary, and support thee out of Zion; (Writings PSA.20.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Support Thou me, and I shall be saved; and I will occupy myself with Thy statutes continually. (Writings PSA.119.117, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness. (Writings PSA.41.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• The pillars support the roof. tree →
• My parents support me in everything I do. tree →
• Which football team do you support? tree →
• I support the idea of a longer playtime. tree →
• Support your answer with evidence from the text. tree →
• If you feel sad, ask an adult for support. tree →
• The bridge needs strong supports. tree →
• With these words the king took Labakan’s arm to support him down the hill. tree →

note

Regular verb. Adjective: supportive. Trap: in British English «support a team» = be a fan; Americans more often say «root for». Double p: sup-port.

In the corpora

• Send forth thy help from the sanctuary, and support thee out of Zion;
• The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.
• Support Thou me, and I shall be saved; and I will occupy myself with Thy statutes continually.
• A man that is laden with the blood of any person shall hasten his steps unto the pit; none will support him.
• Evolution is supported by fossils, by DNA and by changes we can watch happening today.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «support» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.