поддержа́ть — meaning in English
podderzhat
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English meaning
- fortify verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
- maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
- second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
- support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
Senses
поддержа́ть is used for these senses in English:
- fortify To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
- maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
- 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.)
- shore up (transitive, often, figuratively) To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
fortify — full definition
- verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
- verb To make someone or something mentally or physically stronger.
- verb To add vitamins, minerals, or alcohol to something to increase its strength or nutritional value.
maintain — full definition
- verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
- verb To insist that something is true.