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supportinggiving assistance or encouragement; secondary in importance

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: giving assistance or encouragement; secondary in importance

Pronunciation (IPA): /səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 지지하는, 보조하는; 조연의

Korean pronunciation: 서**포**팅

Example Sentences

  • My wife's supporting comments during my diet lasted exactly one day before she brought home pizza.
  • The supporting beam in our house is doing a better job than my supporting boyfriend.
  • She received an award for Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance.

supporting

ADJECTIVE

//səˈpɔːrtɪŋ//

giving assistance or encouragement; secondary in importance

supporting concept
💡 Concept

giving assistance or encouragement; secondary in importance

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsup--
Rootport
Suffix--ing

Origin

라틴어 'supportare'에서 유래했습니다. 'sub'(아래에서)와 'portare'(운반하다)가 합쳐져서 '아래에서 떠받치다'라는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

reportingimportingsporting
reporting
importing
sporting

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My wife's supporting comments during my diet lasted exactly one day before she brought home pizza.

😄 Fun example

The supporting beam in our house is doing a better job than my supporting boyfriend.

She received an award for Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance.

The research team is supporting the new hypothesis with concrete data.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

assistinghelpingbackingendorsingencouraging

Antonyms

opposinghinderingundermining

Related

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