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support

/səˈpɔːrt/

To help someone by giving them what they need, such as money, food, or emotional help. It also means to hold the weight of something so that it stays in place or does not fall.

例文

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1

I always support my friends when they are sad.

I always support my friends when they are sad.

2

The committee decided to support the new education policy.

The committee decided to support the new education policy.

3

Which football team do you support?

Which football team do you support?

語族

名詞
support
Verb
support
副詞
supportively
形容詞
supportive
関連
supporter
💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of the 'sub' in support, which means 'under', like a pillar standing under a bridge to carry its weight.

クイックテスト

Parents work hard to ___ their children.

正解!

正解は: support

例文

1

I always support my friends when they are sad.

everyday

I always support my friends when they are sad.

2

The committee decided to support the new education policy.

formal

The committee decided to support the new education policy.

3

Which football team do you support?

informal

Which football team do you support?

4

The data collected in the study support the original hypothesis.

academic

The data collected in the study support the original hypothesis.

5

Our company aims to support small businesses in the local area.

business

Our company aims to support small businesses in the local area.

語族

名詞
support
Verb
support
副詞
supportively
形容詞
supportive
関連
supporter

よく使う組み合わせ

support a family support a family
support a team support a team
give support give support
fully support fully support
technical support technical support

よく使うフレーズ

in support of

in support of

moral support

moral support

customer support

customer support

よく混同される語

support vs assist

Support often implies long-term help or agreement, while assist usually refers to helping with a specific, short-term task.

📝

使い方のコツ

The word can be used physically (like a chair supporting a person) or figuratively (like supporting a friend's decision).

⚠️

よくある間違い

Learners sometimes use 'support' when they mean 'stand' or 'tolerate', but 'support' always implies providing help or stability.

💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of the 'sub' in support, which means 'under', like a pillar standing under a bridge to carry its weight.

📖

語源

From the Latin 'supportare', meaning 'to carry' or 'bring to a place', from sub (under) and portare (to carry).

文法パターン

support + object be supported by support someone in doing something
🌍

文化的な背景

In many English-speaking countries, 'supporting a team' is a significant part of social life and personal identity.

クイックテスト

Parents work hard to ___ their children.

正解!

正解は: support

関連単語

intervolive

C1

To wind, twist, or roll together in an intricate or complex manner. It refers to the physical or metaphorical act of intertwining multiple elements so they become a single, complex unit.

intratendion

C1

Pertaining to the interior or internal structure of a tendon. It is most commonly used in clinical medicine and radiology to describe injuries, injections, or structural changes located specifically within the tendon fibers rather than on the surface.

bigeoent

C1

A bigeoent refers to a biological entity or organism whose existence and physical characteristics are fundamentally intertwined with a specific geographic environment. It is a technical term used in ecology to describe species that are strictly endemic to a particular landform or geological structure.

untangous

C1

Describing something that is naturally free from knots, complications, or intricate twists. It can refer to physical objects that do not entangle easily or abstract concepts that are remarkably clear and straightforward.

recelerine

C1

Characterized by a secretive or concealing nature, specifically relating to the act of harboring or hiding something illicit or private. It is typically used in formal or literary contexts to describe spaces, behaviors, or objects that are intentionally obscured from sight.

hyperlocate

C1

Describing something that is targeted, positioned, or tracked with extreme geographic precision, typically within a very small area like a specific building or street corner. It is most commonly used in digital marketing and logistics to describe services that react to a user's exact micro-location.

encival

C1

To formally document or incorporate something into a civic, legal, or historical record. It specifically refers to the act of ensuring a concept or event is preserved within the official administrative framework of a society.

deequacy

C1

To systematically reduce the quality, sufficiency, or effectiveness of a system or process until it falls below required standards. It involves the intentional or incidental degradation of adequacy within a specific functional framework.

cojunctic

C1

A cojunctic is a specific constituent part or an individual element within a linked logical set or complex structure. In technical contexts, it refers to one of several items that are joined together to form a functional or logical whole.

homothermty

C1

Homothermty (more commonly known as homeothermy) refers to the physiological condition of maintaining a stable internal body temperature regardless of the external environment. This process allows organisms to remain active in a wide range of temperatures by using internal metabolic heat.

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