unterstützen

v/t (untr., hat) support; (Kandidaten etc.) auch back up; (helfen, auch Mittellose) assist, aid (bei in); (fördern) auch promote; (Wirtschaft etc.) support, bolster; (Antrag, Plan, Projekt etc.) support, give s.th. one’s backing; mit Rat und Tat unterstützen give advice and support to, support s.o. in both word and deed geh.; den Heilungsprozess unterstützen assist the healing process

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to assist; to relieve; to befriend; to help; to countenance; to sponsor; to uphold; to bolster up; to further; to second; to espouse; to support; to patronize; to back

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un|ter|stụ̈t|zen [ʊntɐ'ʃtʏtsn] ptp unterstü\#tzt

vt insep

to support (auch fig, COMPUT); (aus öffentlichen Mitteln auch) to subsidize; (= finanziell fördern auch) to back, to sponsor

jdn (moralisch) unterstützen — to give sb (moral) support

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1) ((often with up) to prop up: We're getting a loan to bolster (up) the economy.) bolster

2) (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) second

3) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.) uphold

4) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) support

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un·ter·stüt·zen *

[ʊntɐˈʃtʏtsn̩]

vt

1. (durch Hilfe fördern)

▪ jdn [bei etw dat/in etw dat] \unterstützen to support sb [in sth]

die Heilung \unterstützen to assist sb's recovery

2. (materiell/finanziell fördern)

▪ jdn/etw [mit etw dat] \unterstützen to support sb/sth [with sth]

wirst du noch von deinen Eltern finanziell unterstützt? do your parents still financially support you?

3. (sich dafür einsetzen)

▪ etw \unterstützen to back [or support] sth

diesen Plan kann ich voll \unterstützen I'm fully behind [or supportive of] this plan

4. INFORM

▪ etw \unterstützen to support sth

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transitives Verb support

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unterstützen v/t (untrennb, hat) support; (Kandidaten etc) auch back up; (helfen, auch Mittellose) assist, aid (

bei in); (fördern) auch promote; (Wirtschaft etc) support, bolster; (Antrag, Plan, Projekt etc) support, give sth one’s backing;

mit Rat und Tat unterstützen give advice and support to, support sb in both word and deed geh;

den Heilungsprozess unterstützen assist the healing process

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transitives Verb support

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v.

to abet v.

to back v.

to espouse v.

to facilitate v.

to maintain v.

to provide v.

to relieve v.

to second v.

to shore up v.

to stand by v.

to support v.

to sustain v.