support

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /sʌˈpɔːt/
• (US) IPA: /sʌˈpoʊɹt/, /sʌˈpɔɹt/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) support

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) supports

Past tense (ya wuce) supported

Past participle (ya wuce) supported

Present participle (ana cikin yi) supporting

1. To keep something up; to be a base for something. <> tada abu ya tsaya.

   The four legs are supporting the table.

2. taimakawa, bada tallafi.

   It provides support for the body
   Ta na tallafawa jiki --bbchausa_verticals/081

Noun

Singular support

Plural supports

Tilo taimako

Jam'i babu (none)

Supports

1. Support is something that keeps something up. <> gudunmawa, taimako.
   1. My personal experiment – played out with an unscientific sample size of just one – offered some support. <> gwajin da na yi – ta hanyar amfani da samfur daya tak wanda bai cika ka’aidar binciken kimiyya ba – ya bani kwarin gwiwa kan hasashen. --bbchausa_verticals/082-baby-learning
   2. The posts in the house help support the roof.

Related words

• supporter (mai goyon baya, mataimaki/mataimakiya)
• advocate
• encouragement