soutenir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
- endorse verb To publicly declare support or approval for a person, product, or idea.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- 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
soutenir is used for these senses in English:
- back (transitive) To support.
- bolster (transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
- have someone's back (idiomatic) To be prepared and willing to support or defend someone.
- hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- hold To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- second (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- underpin (transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
back — full definition
- noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
- adj Located at or toward the rear.
- adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
- verb To support someone or something, often financially.
bear — full definition
- noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
- verb To carry, support, or endure something.
- verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).