Supportive vs Supporting
norris_watkins
New Member
Can somebody please explain the difference between supportive and supporting.
Particularly when somebody talks about his spouse, in relation with some testing times, should he be saying «She was very supporting» or should it be «She was very supportive»
User1001
Senior Member
Particularly when somebody talks about his spouse, in relation with some testing times, should he be saying «She was very supporting» or should it be «She was very supportive»
You would have to use the latter for that scenario, and I think that you need a pronoun to follow «supporting» for the sentence to sound proper.
Kelly B
Senior Member
downfallofutopia
Member
Supportive is an adjective and as such modifies the verb was (to be).
Supporting is a tense of the verb to support (I think the word is tense). To support is a transitive verb and needs a noun or pronoun to follow, i.e. what is the subject supporting.
Of course I could be wrong, but that is how I understand it.
fireandstone
Member
Supportive is an adjective and as such modifies the verb was (to be).
Supporting is a tense of the verb to support (I think the word is tense). To support is a transitive verb and needs a noun or pronoun to follow, i.e. what is the subject supporting.
Of course I could be wrong, but that is how I understand it.
Supportive supporting чем отличается
supporting means you are supporting someone
«I’m always supporting you!»
supportive means a person that is supportive
«Marry is a suportive friend.»
«Marry is a supportive friend.»
Символ показывает уровень знания интересующего вас языка и вашу подготовку. Выбирая ваш уровень знания языка, вы говорите пользователям как им нужно писать, чтобы вы могли их понять.
Мне трудно понимать даже короткие ответы на данном языке.
Могу задавать простые вопросы и понимаю простые ответы.
Могу формулировать все виды общих вопросов. Понимаю ответы средней длины и сложности.
Понимаю ответы любой длины и сложности.
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Supportive supporting чем отличается
My brothers are very supportive. (지원하는)
My friends supported me (지원되는)
Символ показывает уровень знания интересующего вас языка и вашу подготовку. Выбирая ваш уровень знания языка, вы говорите пользователям как им нужно писать, чтобы вы могли их понять.
Мне трудно понимать даже короткие ответы на данном языке.
Могу задавать простые вопросы и понимаю простые ответы.
Могу формулировать все виды общих вопросов. Понимаю ответы средней длины и сложности.
Понимаю ответы любой длины и сложности.
Решайте свои проблемы проще в приложении!
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Мои примеры
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Примеры
We are supportive of the measures. 
Мы поддерживаем эти меры.
Mrs Reagan has always been very supportive of her husband.
Госпожа Рейган всегда была своему мужу опорой и поддержкой.
I’d like to thank my parents for all of their love and support over the years.
Я бы хотела поблагодарить своих родителей за всю любовь и поддержку, которую они оказывали на протяжении этих лет.
His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer.
Родные поддерживали его попытки стать писателем.
At first she played a largely supportive role, selling suffragette newspapers and marmalade to raise funds.
Сначала она, главным образом, играла роль помощницы: продавала суфражистские газеты и мармелад, чтобы собрать средства.
The team gets a lot of support from its fans.
Команда получает огромную поддержку от своих болельщиков.
He depended on his wife for emotional support.
Он зависел от эмоциональной поддержки своей жены.
These sneakers are designed to give your feet extra support.
Эти кроссовки сконструированы так, чтобы дать ногам дополнительную поддержку.
He applied for financial support from the state.
Он обратился за получением финансовой поддержки от государства.
She used my arm as a support and limped to the chair.
Оперевшись на мою руку, она заковыляла к стулу.
Inspectors found that some of the bridge’s supports were weak.
Инспекторы обнаружили, что некоторые опоры моста ослабели.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
My family were very supportive throughout the divorce.
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We are supportive of the measures. — Мы поддерживаем эти меры.
Mrs Reagan has always been very supportive of her husband. — Госпожа Рейган всегда была своему мужу опорой и поддержкой.
At first she played a largely supportive role, selling suffragette newspapers and marmalade to raise funds. —Сначала она, главным образом, играла роль помощницы: продавала суфражистские газеты и мармелад, чтобы собрать средства.
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См. также в других словарях:
supportive — index benevolent, demonstrative (illustrative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
supportive — 1590s, from SUPPORT (Cf. support) + IVE (Cf. ive). Called rare in OED (1933). Related: Supportively; supportiveness … Etymology dictionary
supportive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ providing encouragement or emotional help. DERIVATIVES supportively adverb supportiveness noun … English terms dictionary
supportive — [sə pôrt′iv] adj. that gives support, help, or approval … English World dictionary
supportive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ find sb ADVERB ▪ extre … Collocations dictionary
supportive — sup·port·ive pōrt iv, pȯrt adj furnishing support specif serving to sustain the strength and condition of a patient <administration of fluids, glucose, and proteins is supportive against liver failure> <supportive care> * * * adj.… … Medical dictionary
supportive — [[t]səpɔ͟ː(r)tɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n If you are supportive, you are kind and helpful to someone at a difficult or unhappy time in their life. They were always supportive of each other. Her boss was very supportive and gave her time… … English dictionary
supportive — supportiveness, n. /seuh pawr tiv, pohr /, adj. 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… … Universalium
supportive — adj. supportive of * * * [sə pɔːtɪv] supportive of … Combinatory dictionary
supportive — adjective 1) a supportive teacher Syn: encouraging, caring, sympathetic, reassuring, understanding, concerned, helpful, kind, kindly; informal boosterish 2) we are supportive of the proposal Syn: in favor of … Thesaurus of popular words
supportive — UK [səˈpɔː(r)tɪv] / US [səˈpɔrtɪv] adjective helpful and sympathetic My boss was very supportive when I was ill. He has always been extremely supportive of her … English dictionary