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

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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. Anthony Cordesman:

   If you're going to have Jordan supporting the United States, as it is, in striking at the Islamic State, you want to be able to hit those targets very precisely.

2. Barbara Slavin:

   John Bolton, in particular, has a track record of supporting violent regime change in Iran and taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from a military cult that supports violent regime change.

3. Melissa McCarthy:

   It’s about us all rallying together and supporting each other to lift each other up during moments like these.

4. Vern Buchanan:

   Taxpayers should not be supporting cities that ignore federal law, while we are a nation of immigrants, we are also a nation of laws. Our No. 1 priority should be targeting criminals that are here illegally.

5. Cecilie Fjellhøy:

   We’re still fighting, we’re not giving up. But it’s been so difficult to get justice. … I felt alone in this. But after hearing these stories from other women, we’re relying on each other for inspiration. We’ve met with each other, and we’ve been supporting each other. There’s sadness in this situation, but it’s been nice to see something positive, this friendship blossom.

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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