ondersteunen — meaning in English

English meaning

abet verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
endorse verb To publicly declare support or approval for a person, product, or idea.
espouse verb To adopt a belief, cause or way of life and openly support it.
second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
underpin verb To hold something up from underneath with supports or brickwork.
uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.

ondersteunen is used for these senses in English:

abet (transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]
bolster (transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
buttress To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
buttress (figurative, by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence.
espouse (transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
second (Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
underpin (transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
uphold To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling