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Definition of Supporting

1. Adjective. Furnishing support and encouragement. "The anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"

2. Noun. The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening. "He leaned against the wall for support"

3. Adjective. Capable of bearing a structural load. "A supporting wall"

Definition of Supporting

1. Adjective. That supports. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of support) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Supporting

1. support [v] - See also: support

Lexicographical Neighbors of Supporting

support level support payment support stocking support system supportability supportable supportableness supportably supportance supportation

supported supportedly supporter supporters supportful supporting (current term) supporting(a) supporting fire supporting players supporting structure

supporting tower supportive supportively supportiveness supportless supportment supportress supportresses supports suppos'd

Literary usage of Supporting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"They are absolutely self-governing and self-supporting. Like the British co-operative societies, however, they make use of considerable free service on the ..."

2. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1921)
"... for Prisoners," and more particularly to discuss the question "Can Prisons Be Made Self-supporting and Inmates Be Paid Adequate Wages at the Same Time? ..."

3. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association (1921)
"... for Prisoners," and more particularly to discuss the question "Can Prisons Be Made Self-supporting and Inmates Be Paid Adequate Wages at the Same Time ? ..."

4. Foundations: A Short Text-book on Ordinary Foundations, Including a Brief by Malverd Abijah Howe (1914)
"The supporting Capacity of Soils is generally expressed in tons or pounds per ... In cities and towns the supporting capacity of the soil can usually be ..."

5. Security System Reform And Governance: A DAC Reference Document by OECD Staff, Development Assistance Committee (2005)
"Good practice: supporting and linking regional networks The Global Facilitation Network ... It has three core objectives: supporting SSR policy development; ..."

6. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1902)
"This Society is not responsible, as a body, for the facts and opinions advanced in any of its publications. THE supporting POWER OF PILES. Discussion. ..."

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