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Definition: Supported

Supported

Adjective

1. Sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support); "a club entirely supported by membership dues"; "well-supported allegations".

2. Held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "supported" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Supported

DomainDefinition

Language

By volunteer contributions. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Antonym: unsupported (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Supported

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Support

Verb: be supported; lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on; have at one's back; bestride, bestraddle.

Adjective: supporting, supported; Verb: fundamental; dorsigerous.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Supported

Specialty definitions using "supported": Computer Supported Cooperative WorkEmployment, Supported. (references)

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Modern Usage: Supported

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You know, no Kramden woman has ever supported her husband (The Honeymooners; writing credit: Herbert Finn; Marvin Marx)

Movie/TV Titles

U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney (1899)

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Commercial Usage: Supported

DomainTitle

References

  • The World Market for Supported Catalysts with Nickel or Nickel Compounds As Active Substances: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Astrogeological Events in China: A Project Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (reference)

  • Farms of Tomorrow Revisited: Community Supported Farms Farm Supported Communities (reference)

  • Implementing Computer Supported Cooperative Learning (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • Association For Persons In Supported Employment Contributing Membership (reference)

  • Minutes Of Supported Employment Network (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Dave Matthews Band - Listener Supported (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Supported

Photos:
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Photo Album: Supported

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Purse seining. Salmon swimming near the surface are surrounded with a wall of netting, which is supported by floats. Lines are then drawn tight in the lower surface of the net to "purse" it into a baglike shape. The fish are then bailed out of the net. F&WL C-1163. Credit: Fisheries.

"Four remarkable supported poles, in Port Townshend, in the Gulf of Georgia." Port Townshend is today's Port Townsend. In: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World" by Captain George Vancouver. Volume I, Plate II, page 234. Library Call Number G420 .V22 1798. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

Figure 5. An Aime tide gauge. Aime's tidal studies began at the port of Algiers in 1838. Aime designed a prismatic lead tube supported by wood and provided with a filtering mechanism at its base that attenuated wave motion. A wood float connected to a counterweight by a silk cord, indicated the level of the sea on a reverse graduated scale which was calibrated on a calm day. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

[Soldiers bath house, supported by the Empress, Harbin]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Crewmembers cooking on deck, in the James River, Virginia, 9 July 1862. Photographed by James F. Gibson. This view looks forward from the port quarter, with the port side blower hatch in the foreground, the two smokestacks in the middle distance and the turret beyond. The sailor standing atop the turret is holding a telescope. Note cookstove supported on bricks at left and awning above the turret. Credit: NAVY.

At Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C., wearing flight test markings. Original photograph is dated 21 April 1942, which is not supported by the post-May 1942 style national insignia on this, and the other planes present. It also identifies the plane as an F4F-4B model. However, the engine cowling seen here is of the type used on the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 powered F4F-3 and F4F-4 models, not that of the Wright R-1820 powered F4F-4B. Credit: NAVY.

Architectural drawing for seating in a gallery supported by Corinthian columns. Gallery, section with corinthian capital. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wallpaper design number fifty three, by Messrs. Virchaux & Co. Border for number fifty two. A drapery supported by a crescent, the sides folding around a rosette, a garland of vine leaves thrown over the drapery. Credit: Library of Congress.

Charge of cavalry under Genl. Pleasonton supported by the 1st division of the 5th Corps near Ashby's Gap / E. Forbes. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ghost town once supported by tannery near Canton, Pennsylvania. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Supported
 

"Royal Shakespeare Company Thea" by Philip Jackson
Commentary: "I took this after attending a performance of measure for measure. several second exposure i think, supported on the bridge."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Supported

AuthorQuotation

Caius Cornelius Tacitus

What is this day supported by precedents will hereafter become a precedent.

Henry Bolingbroke

Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.

Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

Thomas Paine

A bad cause will never be supported by bad means and bad men.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Supported

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

It is true, governments cannot be supported without great charge, and it is fit every one who enjoys his share of the protection, should pay out of his estate his proportion for the maintenance of it. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Bill of Rights

1795

Amendment IV. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

This Commission, supported if occasion arises by the necessary forces, will have general powers of administration and in particular will be charged with the duty of arranging for the vote and of taking such measures as it may deem necessary to ensure its freedom, fairness, and secrecy. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

This can only be achieved by reaching now, in 1946, a good understanding on all points with Russia under the general authority of the United Nations Organization and by the maintenance of that good understanding through many peaceful years, by the world instrument, supported by the whole strength of the English-speaking world and all its connections. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

In the South, the movement toward free common schools, supported [347 U.S. 483, 490] by general taxation, had not yet taken hold. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Supported

TitleAuthorQuote

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Hester partly raised him, and supported his head against her bosom

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Jean Valjean supported him in such a way that his breast was not compressed and his breathing could always be as free as possible

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Her hand moved behind his head and supported it.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

But beside all this, the bulk of our people supported themselves by furnishing the necessities or conveniences of life to the rich, and to each other

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

I had often since seen its crumpled red velvety blossom supported by the stems of other plants without knowing it to be the same

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Supported

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Studies in these areas are ongoing and should be supported. (references)

These transplants supported regrowth of the damaged nerves in rats with spinal cord injury. (references)

Today's myasthenia gravis research includes a broad spectrum of studies conducted and supported by NINDS. (references)

Business

The fair is also supported by the Healthcare Agency of Kazakhstan. (references)

These enterprises are supported by the Galicia Textile Association in Spain. (references)

The Federal Government has supported numerous pilot projects throughout Germany. (references)

Children

Czech Republic

A Children's Crisis Center was established in 1995 and is 70 percent state supported. (references)

Georgia

Most persons with disabilities were supported by family members or by international humanitarian donations. (references)

Fiji

Persons with mental disabilities largely are separated from society and normally are supported at home by their families. (references)

Civil Liberties

Croatia

These commitments were supported by several initiatives. (references)

Bangladesh

Most supported Pakistan during Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence. (references)

Guyana

However, members of the press, including the Stabroek News, supported the charges. (references)

Economic History

Belgium

Both projects are supported by the government. (references)

Brazil

Brazil supported the Allies in both World Wars. (references)

Bangladesh

It is supported by artillery, armored, and combat units. (references)

Human Rights

Ecuador

Prisoners supported the guards' demands. (references)

Yemen

The charges did not appear to be supported by solid evidence. (references)

Burundi

Security forces also reportedly shot at Tutsi students who supported the July coup attempt. (references)

Indigenous People

Norway

The royal family has supported the Sami through their interest in Sami culture and by visiting Sami areas. (references)

Minorities

Romania

Local authorities have not supported the enforcement of the Government's decision. (references)

Albania

The Soros Foundation supported various initiatives sponsored by the Association Amaro Drom, particularly in the field of education. (references)

Political Economy

SWITZERLAND

Agriculture is heavily regulated and supported by the federal government. (references)

Guinea-Bissau

The National Assembly criticized the dismissals and supported the Court's decision. (references)

Sweden

Center Party - Supported by agrarian groups but includes a significant environmentalist faction. (references)

Political Rights

Malaysia

In the past, it has supported female candidates of other parties. (references)

Djibouti

Large numbers of persons of all communities supported both candidates. (references)

Sao Tome and Principe

On July 29, Fradique de Menezes, supported by the ADI, was elected President for a 5-year term. (references)

Trade

Romania

Viable private sector projects may also be supported on a priority basis. (references)

Argentina

For this reason imports must be supported by the foreign supplier's invoice. (references)

Armenia

The loans are normally supported by a business plan and are secured by adequate collateral. (references)

Women

Vanuatu

Four of the six women who ran for Parliament in the 1998 election were supported by VANWIP. (references)

Ukraine

Municipal authorities in Kiev run a women's center, the only municipally supported shelter in the country. (references)

India

State governments have supported micro-credit programs for women that have begun to have an impact in many rural districts. (references)

Worker Rights

Ethiopia

Strikes must be supported by a majority of the workers affected. (references)

Armenia

They are well organized, have connections with local authorities and are supported and protected by criminal gangs. (references)

Mexico

The program is administered through the DIF and is supported by numerous executive and legislative branch entities. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury, an amiable old gentleman, who occupies Lambeth Palace when living and Westminster Abbey when dead. He is commonly dead.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Supported

SpeakerPhrase(s)

John Breaux

Well, I think there's a lot of blame that can go around all over the place. I think that the tax cut we passed was not a mistake. I supported it. I helped craft it, along with Senator Max Baucus, the chairman of the Finance Committee.

Vice President Cheney

I think eliminating the double taxation of dividends would be good policy. It's something that I think a lot of us have supported for a long time.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Supported

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

John Adams

1797-1801Great numbers are directly and solely supported by navigation.

James Madison

1809-1817On the ocean the pride of our naval arms had been amply supported.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837The law, after this friendly explanation, passed with the obnoxious amendment, supported by the King's ministers, and was finally approved by the King.

Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929Peace will come when there is realization that only under a reign of law, based on righteousness and supported by the religious conviction of the brotherhood of man, can there be any hope of a complete and satisfying life.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953We have constantly and vigorously supported the United Nations and related agencies as a means of applying democratic principles to international relations.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969I am so grateful that I have been supported daily by the loyalty of Speaker McCormack and Majority Leader Albert.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981In a resolution adopted without opposition, the OAS General Assembly in November strongly supported the work of the Commission.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989This legislation is supported by a majority of you.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001That's why the bipartisan leadership has supported it.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Thousands of dangerous killers, schooled in the methods of murder, often supported by outlaw regimes, are now spread throughout the world like ticking time bombs, set to go off without warning.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Supported

"Supported" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 83.02% of the time. "Supported" is used about 4,319 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)83.02%3,5862,708
Lexical Verb (past tense)16.21%7009,536
Adjective (general or positive)0.76%3360,273
                    Total100.00%4,319N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Supported

Expressions using "supported": be supported computer Supported Cooperative Work supported employment. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "supported": government-supported, us-supported, well-supported.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Supported

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

community supported agriculture

41

living residential supported

3

supported employment

27

housing supported

3

ceiling supported

26

cd direct drive no supported

3

air supported structure

17

listener supported

3

supported

7

body by host not remote supported type

3

business solution that are supported by

7

encryption not server sql supported

3

living program supported

7

format not supported waveout

3

card communication legacy supported synchronous

7

audit auditing by central native platforms supported

3

c drive format not supported

6

interface not supported

3

card communication supported synchronous

6

computer supported collaborative learning

3

interface no such supported

5

employment program supported

3

computer supported cooperative work

5

am as as i just long supported

2

computer cooperative forum supported work

5

antique horse rocking spring supported

2

supported living

5

cd creator drive easy supported

2

501 505 error implemented not not supported

5

file gdal raster supported

2

card supported video xfree86

5

spindle supported

2

ad supported

4

almost application by ess limitless supported transactions type

2

cd recorder supported

4

mezzanines shelf supported

2

employment initiative supported washington

4

boom chart elevating load platforms supported work

2

high quality business solution that are supported by a

4

boom elevating platforms supported work

2

dave matthew band listener supported

4

education supported

2

network not request supported

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Supported

Language Translations for "supported"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏مسنود (propped), ‏مؤيد (backed, backer, confirming, corroborative, corroborator, proponent, supporter). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

支持 (AEgis, Backed, Bolstered, Bolstering, egis, Seconded, Seconding, Sided, support, supporting). (various references)

   

Danish

  

socialt boligbyggeri (construction of public housing, construction subsidized by public funds, council housing, government-supported private housing, low cost housing, social housing, subsidized housing), til mobile platforme hører:fartøjer,der holdes fastforankrede under boringen;jack-up platforme bestående af en sænkekasse,som udgør fundamentet og holdes af ben,der går igennem den;den submersible/nedsænkbare type,der omfatter et flydende fundame (consisting of a floating structure supporting a fixed superstructure, mobile platforms include:boats anchored during drilling operations(drillships);jack-up, or self-elevating, platforms composed of a caisson forming a deck and supported by legs which can be raised or lowered to the sea bed;and the so-called semi-submersible type, surmounted by the platform itself), rund boejning af en beholderring over en cylindrisk dorn, der er lejret i to paa hver side af pressen anbragte understoetninger (the shell ring is hollow forged on a becking-bar supported by stands on either side of the forging press), pelvisstøttet rygstøttekorset (pelvis-supported trunk corset, supportive corset for spine), kontinuerligt brofag (simply supported span), frit støttet (simply supported), efterhaanden som boringen skrider frem,anbringer man i borehullet foringsroer,der i toppen af boringen fastholdes af ophaeng til foringsroer (as drilling progresses, casing supported by casing hangers in the wellhead is placed in the well bore), de saakaldte semisubmersible/halvnedsaenkbare platforme hviler ved hjaelp af ben paa flydende pontoner,der ved ballastering nedsaenkes til betydelige dybder (or floats, semi-submersible platforms are supported by a system of tubular members and stabilising columns connected to pontoons, which are ballasted to a draught of 20 metres or more), datamatstøttet kooperativt arbejde (computer supported cooperative working, CSCW), afstivet udgravning (supported excavation, timbered trench), afstivet byggegrube (supported excavation, timbered trench). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

sociale woningbouw (construction of public housing, construction subsidized by public funds, council housing, government-supported private housing, social housing, subsidized housing), samengestelde draagluchtconstructie (air supported composite structure, pneumatically supported composite structure), ondersteunende werkgelegenheid (supported employment), de te ver doorbuigende pijplengte tussen het horizontale lichterdek en het tegenbuigingspunt wordt door rollen op de lichter en de pijphelling ondersteund (is supported by rollers on the barge and stinger, that length of pipe between the horizontal barge deck and the point of counter-flexure, the overbend), de z.g.diepdrijvende platforms rustens via zuilen op pontons die,door volpompen met water,op grote diepte worden gebracht (or floats, semi-submersible platforms are supported by a system of tubular members and stabilising columns connected to pontoons, which are ballasted to a draught of 20 metres or more), er zijn drie soorten verplaatsbare platforms:schepen die tijdens het boren verankerd blijven,zelfheffende platforms,bestaande uit een caisson welke een dek vormt waarin poten zijn aangebracht,en de z.g.diepdrijvende platforms,bestaande uit een drijvende o (consisting of a floating structure supporting a fixed superstructure, mobile platforms include:boats anchored during drilling operations(drillships);jack-up, or self-elevating, platforms composed of a caisson forming a deck and supported by legs which can be raised or lowered to the sea bed;and the so-called semi-submersible type, surmounted by the platform itself), fundeeringsput met bekleeden wand (supported excavation, timbered trench), het rompstuk wordt gesmeed op een cilindrische doorn, die aan beide zijden van de pers wordt ondersteund (the shell ring is hollow forged on a becking-bar supported by stands on either side of the forging press), computergesteund werken in teamverband (computer supported cooperative working, CSCW), ondersteunde werkgelegenheid (supported employment), woningwetbouw (construction of public housing, construction subsidized by public funds, council housing, government-supported private housing, social housing, subsidized housing), overspanning uit één stuk (simply supported span), vloeibaar membraan (liquid supported membrane), volkswoningbouw (construction of public housing, construction subsidized by public funds, council housing, government-supported private housing, social housing, subsidized housing), vrij opgelegd (simply supported), naarmate het boren vordert,wordt de door pijphangers in de putmond ondersteunde verbuizing in het boorgat geplaatst (as drilling progresses, casing supported by casing hangers in the wellhead is placed in the well bore). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vapaasti tuettu (simply supported), jonkun tukemana (backed by, supported by). (various references)

   

French

  

soutenues, soutenue, soutenu (sustained), appuyées, appuyée, appuyèrent, aidé. (various references)

   

German

  

stützte (propped), abgestützt. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

όρυγμα με αντιστήριξη από ξυλεία (supported excavation, timbered trench), συλλογική εργασία υποστηριζόμενη από υπολογιστή (computer supported cooperative working, CSCW), ζώνη Blumentopf (pelvis-supported trunk corset, supportive corset for spine), απλής στήριξης (simply supported), αεροθάλαμος (air case, air chamber, air house, air supported composite structure, air tank, air vessel, air-bottle pressure dumper, balloon, boat tank, buoyancy tank, gas chamber, inner tube, pneumatically supported composite structure, tube), το "OVERBEND",το μήκος του σωλήνα μεταξύ της οριζόντιας θέσεως του καταστρώματος της φορτηγίδας και του σημείου καμπής ή αλλαγής κυρτότητας,υπο (is supported by rollers on the barge and stinger), οι κινητές εξέδρες είναι:τα αγκυροβολημένα πλοία κατά τις επιχειρήσεις γεωτρήσεως,οι αυτοανυψωνόμενες εξέδρες ή JACK-UP,εξέδρες,οι οποίες συ (consisting of a floating structure supporting a fixed superstructure, platforms composed of a caisson forming a deck and supported by legs which can be raised or lowered to the sea bed;and the so-called semi-submersible type, surmounted by the platform itself), οι ημιβυθιζόμενες εξέδρες στηρίζονται με τη βοήθεια στηλών πάνω σε βυθισμένους πλωτήρες ή ποντόνια,δια ερματισμού,σε σημαντικά βάθη (semi-submersible platforms are supported by a system of tubular members and stabilising columns connected to pontoons). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מוחזק (acknowledged, held, maintained, recognized). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

terkalang (wedged), tergalang (blocked, hindered). (various references)

   

Italian

  

semplicemente appoggiato (simply supported), trave semplicemente appoggiata (freely supported beam, simple beam), membrana a supporto liquido (liquid supported membrane), le piattaforme mobili sono:le navi di perforazione,ancorate durante la perforazione,le piattaforme automontanti-composte da un cassone galleggiante costituente il ponte che si appoggia su delle gambe a traliccio che lo attraversano,le piattaforme sommergi (consisting of a floating structure supporting a fixed superstructure, mobile platforms include:boats anchored during drilling operations(drillships);jack-up, or self-elevating, platforms composed of a caisson forming a deck and supported by legs which can be raised or lowered to the sea bed;and the so-called semi-submersible type, surmounted by the platform itself), le piattaforme dette semisommergibili poggiano-tramite colonne-su elementi galleggianti immersi,mediante zavorramento,a delle consistenti profondità (or floats, semi-submersible platforms are supported by a system of tubular members and stabilising columns connected to pontoons, which are ballasted to a draught of 20 metres or more), lavoro in collaborazione sostenuto da elaboratore (computer supported cooperative working, CSCW), la fucinatura al maglio di una virola si fa su un mandrino cilindrico sostenuto su due supporti disposti ai due lati della pressa (the shell ring is hollow forged on a becking-bar supported by stands on either side of the forging press), edilizia economica e popolare (construction of public housing, construction subsidized by public funds, council housing, government-supported private housing, social housing, subsidized housing), costruzione composita a sostentamento pneumatico (air supported composite structure, pneumatically supported composite structure), cavo armato (supported excavation, timbered trench), campata independente (simply supported span). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

絵師 (artist, painter, painter supported by patron), 画師 (artist, painter, painter supported by patron). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

がし (artist, congratulations, drawing paper, greetings, painter, painter supported by patron, starvation), えし (artist, necrosis, painter, painter supported by patron). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

지원하는. (various references)

   

Manx

  

ymmyrkit (carried, carted, sustained, transported), cummit seose (maintained). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

upportedsay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

viga simplesmente apoiada (freely supported beam, simple beam), vao independente (simply supported span), trabalho de cooperação apoiado por computador (computer supported cooperative working, CSCW), LEBM (EMBL, it was established in 1974 and is supported by sixteen countries including nearly all of Western Europe and Israel), Laboratório Europeu de Biologia Molecular (EMBL, it was established in 1974 and is supported by sixteen countries including nearly all of Western Europe and Israel), estrutura composta suportada pneumaticamente (air supported composite structure, pneumatically supported composite structure), EMBL (EMBL, it was established in 1974 and is supported by sixteen countries including nearly all of Western Europe and Israel). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

поддерживать (atlas, back, back up, bear out, bear up, befriend, bolster, buoy, buttress, carry, countenance, encourage, encouraged by, exhort, give support to, hold up, keep up, maintain, scaffolds, stand by, support, sustain, underpin, upbear, uphold). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

zanja entibada (supported excavation, timbered trench), viga simplemente apoyada (freely supported beam, simple beam), vano independiente (simply supported span), trabajo cooperativo asistido por ordenador (computer supported cooperative working, computer-supported cooperative work, CSCW), nave de sustentación dinámica (craft, dynamically supported craft), libremente apoyado (simply supported), las plataformas moviles son:los barcos de perforacion anclados durante la perforacion;las plataformas autoelevables compuestas por una cubierta en forma de cajon apoyada sobre pilares a lo larg o de los cuales puede subir o bajar;las plataformas llamadas (consisting of a floating structure supporting a fixed superstructure, mobile platforms include:boats anchored during drilling operations(drillships);jack-up, or self-elevating, platforms composed of a caisson forming a deck and supported by legs which can be raised or lowered to the sea bed;and the so-called semi-submersible type, surmounted by the platform itself), las plataformas llamadas semisumergibles se apoyan, a través de un sistema de columnas, sobre elementos de flotación sumergibles, que se lastran para alcanzar profundidades de 20 metros o más (or floats, semi-submersible platforms are supported by a system of tubular members and stabilising columns connected to pontoons, which are ballasted to a draught of 20 metres or more), la virola de caldera se forja sobre un mandril cilíndrico que se mantiene gracias a soportes dispuestos a ambos lados de la prensa (the shell ring is hollow forged on a becking-bar supported by stands on either side of the forging press), estructura neumática compuesta (air supported composite structure, pneumatically supported composite structure), el "overbend",longitud de tubo comprendida entre la parte horizontal de la cubierta de la barcaza de tendido y el punto de inflexion, se apoya mediante rodillos sobre la barcaza y sobre el "stin ger" (is supported by rollers on the barge and stinger, that length of pipe between the horizontal barge deck and the point of counter-flexure, the "overbend"), corsé de sujeción de Schrader (pelvis-supported trunk corset, supportive corset for spine), Código de seguridad para naves de sustentación dinámica (Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

tryckluftsstödd kompositstruktur (air supported composite structure, pneumatically supported composite structure), fritt upplagd (simply supported). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

destekli (cantilever). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

arkaly (helped by). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Supported

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

subnixus subnisus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Supported

LanguageDateSourceRomans Chapter 11, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintMh katakaucw twn kladwn ei de katakaucasai ou su thn rizan bastazeiV all h riza se
Latin405VulgateNoli gloriari adversus ramos quod si gloriaris non tu radicem portas sed radix te
Old English990West SaxonNe gielp ymb þas bogas. Gif ge gielpað, þinc eow þes: Ge ne fediað wyrtruman, ac wyrtruma fedeð eow.
Middle English1395WyclifNyle thou haue glorie ayens the braunchis. For if thou gloriest, thou berist not the roote, but the roote thee.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleBost not thy selfe agaynst the brauches. For yf thou bost thy selfe remember that thou bearest not the rote but the rote the.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBoast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
Victorian English1833WebsterBoast not against the branches. But if thou boastest, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
Basic English1964OgdenDo not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Supported

LanguageRomans Chapter 11, Verse 18
Cebuanonan, ayaw pagpasigarbohi ang mga sanga. Kon magpasigarbo man gayud ikaw, hinumdami nga dili baya ikaw mao ang nagsapnay sa punoan, hinonoa ang punoan mao ang nagasapnay kanimo.
Croatianne uznosi se nad grane. Ako li se hoæeš uznositi - ne nosiš ti korijena, nego korijen tebe.
Danishda ros dig ikke imod Grenene; men dersom du roser dig, da bærer jo ikke du Roden, men Roden dig.
DutchZo roem niet tegen de takken; en indien gij daartegen roemt, gij draagt den wortel niet, maar de wortel u.
Finnishniin älä ylpeile oksien rinnalla; mutta jos ylpeilet, niin et sinä kuitenkaan kannata juurta, vaan juuri kannattaa sinua.
Frenchne te glorifie pas aux dépens de ces branches. Si tu te glorifies, sache que ce n`est pas toi qui portes la racine, mais que c`est la racine qui te porte.
Germanso rühme dich nicht wider die Zweige. Rühmst du dich aber wider sie, so sollst du wissen, daß du die Wurzel nicht trägst, sondern die Wurzel trägt dich.
HungarianNe kevélykedjél az ágak ellenében: ha pedig kevélykedel, nem te hordozod a gyökeret, hanem a gyökér téged.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariOleh karena itu janganlah kalian menganggap enteng mereka yang sudah dikerat seperti cabang itu. Kalian harus ingat bahwa kalian hanya cabang saja. Dan bukannya cabang yang memberi makan kepada akar, melainkan akar yang memberi makan kepada cabang.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamajanganlah engkau memegahkan dirimu kepada cabang-cabang itu. Tetapi jikalau engkau memegahkan dirimu sekali pun, ingatlah: Bukannya engkau yang menanggung akar itu, melainkan akar itu menanggung engkau.
Italiannon menar tanto vanto contro i rami! Se ti vuoi proprio vantare, sappi che non sei tu che porti la radice, ma è la radice che porta te.
LatvianTad nelielies zaru priekðâ! Bet ja lielies, tad zini, ka ne tu nes sakni, bet sakne tevi!
MaoriAua e whakapehapeha ki nga manga. Ki te whakapehapeha ia koe, ehara i te mea nau i mau ake ai te pakiaka, engari na te pakiaka koe.
Norwegianda ros dig ikke mot grenene! men hvis du roser dig, så er det dog ikke du som bærer roten, men roten som bærer dig.
Portuguesenão te glories contra os ramos; e, se contra eles te gloriares, não és tu que sustentas a raiz, mas a raiz a ti.   
Rumaniannu te fqli fayq de ramuri. Dacq te fqlewti, sq wtii cq nu tu yii rqdqcina, ci rqdqcina te yine pe tine.
ShuarTura kanawe tsupikmajai nankaamantu Enentáimtumasaip. Warí, ame kakarmarmijiai numi wajatsui antsu ni kakarmarijiai iwiaakme.
Spanishno te jactes contra las demás ramas. Pero aunque te jactes en contra de ellas, no eres tú quien sustentas a la raíz, sino la raíz a ti.
SwahiliBasi, msiwadharau wale waliokatwa kama matawi! Na, hata kama kuna la kujivunia, kumbukeni kwamba si ninyi mnaoitegemeza mizizi, bali mizizi ndiyo inayowategemeza ninyi.
Swedishså må du icke därför förhäva dig över grenarna. Nej, om du skulle vilja förhäva dig, så besinna att det icke är du som bär roten, utan att roten bär dig.
UmaAga neo' molangko nono-ni ompi'. Neo' niruge' -ra to Yahudi to ratadi toera. Kiwoi-e': koi' hewa ra'a wo'o-wadi, koi' mporata rasi' ngkai rali' kaju to rapiara, bela kaju to mporata rasi' ngkai koi'!

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Supported

Derivations

Words ending with "supported": unsupported. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Supported" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Supertex. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Supported"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "supported" (pronounced supô"rtud)
8s u p ô" r t u dunsupported.
7-u p ô" r t u ddeported, misreported, underreported.
6-p ô" r t u dexported, imported, ported, purported, reported, sported, transported, unreported.
5-ô" r t u daborted, assorted, contorted, courted, distorted, escorted, exhorted, extorted, resorted, retorted, shorted, snorted, sorted, thwarted.
4-r t u dcarted, charted, darted, departed, lighthearted, fainthearted, halfhearted, hearted, imparted, parted, restarted, started, uncharted, wholehearted.
3-t u dabrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, depicted, depleted, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, expropriated, exterminated, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, respected, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, solicited, sophisticated, speculated, spirited, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Supported

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-o-p-p-r-s-t-u"

-1 letter: postured, proudest, purposed, sprouted, stropped.

-2 letters: deports, detours, dourest, outsped, petrous, posture, pouters, proteus, purpose, redouts, redtops, rousted, sported, spouted, spouter, spurted, stopped, stopper, support, toppers, trouped, troupes.

-3 letters: deport, depots, despot, detour, dopers, doters, douser, drupes, dupers, duster, erupts, ousted, ouster, outers, pedros, perdus, ported, poseur, posted, poster, poured, pouted, pouter, presto.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-o-p-p-r-s-t-u"
 

+2 letters: outstripped, unstoppered, unsupported.

 

+3 letters: mousetrapped, promptitudes.

 

+4 letters: lepidopterous, neuropeptides, propaedeutics, superdiplomat.

 

+5 letters: counterstepped, preproductions, pseudopregnant, superdiplomats.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Translations: Ancient
19. Bible Trace
20. Derivations
21. Rhymes
22. Anagrams
23. Bibliography


  

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