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.

Noun

Singular support

Plural supports

Tilo taimako

Jam'i babu (none)

Supports

1. Support is something that keeps something up. <> gudunmawa, taimako.

   The posts in the house help support the roof.

Related words

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