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supportive

[ suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr- ]

adjective

  1. giving support.
  2. providing sympathy or encouragement:

    His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer.

  3. providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary:

    manufacturers of supportive materials.

  4. Medicine/Medical. helping to maintain a normal physiological balance, as by the intravenous administration of required nutriment.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܱ·ǰi·Ա noun
  • ԴDzȴܱ·ǰi adjective
  • ܲȴܱ·ǰi adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supportive1

First recorded in 1585–95; support + -ive
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"There's not so much the stigma that there used to be that it's really taboo and people are a lot more supportive of doing what will make you feel happy."

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He said the UK government had been "very supportive" and discussions with he US State Department had been "encouraging".

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But if moving means uprooting your entire life — switching your kids’ schools, leaving behind a supportive community and dealing with the stress of selling — then ask yourself if you’re emotionally ready for that change.

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Hartvigsen saw that the problem and the thirst for investing knowledge and a supportive community was much bigger than just her and her group of friends.

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Comments below the video were largely supportive: "Your past does not define who you are," wrote one fan, a core American precept if ever there was one.

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