supporting
/səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
adjective
- Providing help, encouragement, or emotional strength.
- He gave a supporting speech at the charity event.
- She has a very supporting family that always encourages her.
- The teacher was supportive and understanding with her students.
- Holding something up or keeping it in position.
- The supporting wall keeps the roof from collapsing.
- The supporting cables held the bridge steady.
- A supporting beam was added to strengthen the structure.
- Less important than the main role; secondary.
- The supporting cast was excellent in the play.
- He played a supporting character in the novel.
- She won an award for her supporting role in the movie.
verb
- Present participle of support: holding up or keeping from falling; giving help, encouragement, or financial backing.
- She is supporting her brother while he looks for a job.
- The volunteers are supporting the disaster relief efforts.
- He is supporting the heavy box so it doesn't fall.
- Present participle of support: providing evidence or proof for an idea, claim, or theory.
- The data is supporting the theory that exercise improves memory.
- Her testimony is supporting the main argument of the case.
- The new research is supporting earlier findings.