# supports

Pronunciation: US say "suh-PORTS" /səˈpɔɹts/; UK say "suh-PAWTS" /səˈpɔːts/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular present tense of support. — third-person singular simple present indicative of support
   - Simple: Third-person singular present tense of support. Use this form after he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _The local council supports the new housing project with annual funding._
   - _A single column supports the entire balcony at the front of the house._

## Noun

2. Plural of support. — plural of support
   - Simple: Plural of support. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Engineers inspected the steel supports holding up the highway overpass._
   - _The tent collapsed once two of its supports snapped in the wind._

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