Definitions for SUPPORTING
sup·port·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. support, supportingadjective

   the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

   "he leaned against the wall for support"

2. encouraging, supportingadjective

   furnishing support and encouragement

   "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"

3. load-bearing(a), supporting(a)adjective

   capable of bearing a structural load

   "a supporting wall"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. supportingadjective

   That supports.

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1. supporting

   Supporting refers to the act of providing assistance, encouragement, or backing up someone or something. It can involve giving help or resources needed to function, sustain, or achieve a goal. It may also mean to corroborate, verify, or validate certain information or an argument by providing evidence or logical reasoning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Supporting

   of Support

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. supportingverb

   Verb form of the word support.

   The supporting documents are clear and were efficiently provided.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SUPPORTING' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4684

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SUPPORTING' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3574

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SUPPORTING' in Adjectives Frequency: #997

How to pronounce SUPPORTING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SUPPORTING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUPPORTING in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUPPORTING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of SUPPORTING in a Sentence

1. Michael Steel:

   President Trump's insane conspiracy theories about the election cost Republicans the two Georgia Senate runoffs and with them, our seat at the table in Washington, if you actually care about conservative public policy -- stopping tax hikes and massive government spending, securing the border, supporting the police -- you have to focus on the future, not the past.

2. Ibrahim Jathran:

   We announce the preparation of our ground forces and supporting forces in the oil region, and our objective is to overturn the injustice for our people over the past two years, the past two years have been catastrophic for people in the oil crescent because of the presence of the system of injustice which is the other face of terrorism and extremism.

3. Henry McMaster:

   Standing for the national anthem recognizes and honors the sacrifice of generations of men and women who have chosen to serve in the United States Armed Forces, i ask that all South Carolinians show the world our state’s resolute commitment to supporting our troops by standing for the national anthem wherever you watch the Super Bowl with your loved ones this Sunday.

4. Jerome Powell:

   You are seeing strong durable goods sales. You are seeing housing now contributing to growth for the first time in a while. And you are seeing retail sales, more broadly, monetary policy is also supporting household spending and home buying by keeping the labor market strong, keeping workers incomes rising, and keeping consumer confidence at high levels.

5. Joe Biden:

   It was a big package. It was supporting demand. It supercharged the economy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SUPPORTING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Supporting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUPPORTING