supporter
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)tə(r)
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
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supporter (plural supporters)
- Something that supports a structure such as a building.
- A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause or movement; an adherent.
- (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
- A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking
- 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 117,
- From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.
- 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 117,
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[edit] Translations
Person who supports, an adherent
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin supportare.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sy.pɔʁ.te/
[edit] Verb
supporter
- to support
- to bear
- Je ne supporte pas le mot injustice. (François Pérusse) - I can't bear the word injustice.
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of supporter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | supporter | avoir supporté | |||||
| gerund | en supportant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | supportant | ||||||
| past participle | supporté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | supporte | supportes | supporte | supportons | supportez | supportent |
| imperfect | supportais | supportais | supportait | supportions | supportiez | supportaient | |
| past historic | supportai | supportas | supporta | supportâmes | supportâtes | supportèrent | |
| future | supporterai | supporteras | supportera | supporterons | supporterez | supporteront | |
| conditional | supporterais | supporterais | supporterait | supporterions | supporteriez | supporteraient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | supporte | supportes | supporte | supportions | supportiez | supportent |
| imperfect | supportasse | supportasses | supportât | supportassions | supportassiez | supportassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | supporte | — | supportons | supportez | — | ||
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sy.pɔʁ.tɛʁ/
[edit] Noun
supporter m. (plural supporters)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
supporter m. and f. inv.
