stödja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assist verb To help someone do something.
- bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
- endorse verb To publicly declare support or approval for a person, product, or idea.
- friend noun A person you know well and like, and who is not a family member or romantic partner.
- 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.
Senses
stödja is used for these senses in English:
- bolster (transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
- friend (transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
- hold up (transitive) To support or lift.
- hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- 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.)
- stand for To advocate; to support.
- support (transitive) To help keep from falling.
assist — full definition
- verb To help someone do something.
- noun In sports, a pass or action that directly leads to a teammate scoring.
bolster — full definition
- noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
- verb To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.