ondersteunen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
- buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- 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 support from below with props or masonry.
- uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.
Senses
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
abet — full definition
- verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
- verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
bolster — full definition
- noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
- verb To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.