give sb moral support

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• moral support — moral sup port noun uncount if you give someone moral support you encourage them, especially by going somewhere with them: His family had come with him to give him moral support …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• moral support — UK / US noun [uncountable] if you give someone moral support, you encourage them, especially by going somewhere with them His family had come with him to give him moral support …   English dictionary

• moral support — /mɒrəl səˈpɔt/ (say moruhl suh pawt) noun 1. reassurance and encouragement: *cheer him up and give him moral support, because he will need all his friends at a difficult time like this –george johnston, 1964. 2. someone or something that provides …  

• moral support — noun Encouragement shown by approval rather than by active help • • • Main Entry: ↑moral * * * moral support ◇ Someone who gives you moral support helps you by supporting or encouraging you rather than by giving you money or practical help. She… …   Useful english dictionary

• Moral support — is a way of giving support to a person or cause, or to one side in a conflict, without making any contribution beyond the emotional or psychological value of the encouragement. For example, in a war between two countries or alliances, a third… …   Wikipedia

• moral — [[t]mɒ̱r(ə)l, AM mɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦♦ morals 1) N PLURAL Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour. ...Western ideas and morals... They have no morals. Syn: ethics 2) ADJ: ADJ n Moral means relating to beliefs about what… …   English dictionary

• ˌmoral supˈport — noun [U] if you give someone moral support, you try to make them more confident …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• support — [n1] something that holds up structure abutment, agency, back, backing, base, bed, bedding, block, brace, buttress, collar, column, cornerstone, device, flotation, foothold, footing, foundation, fulcrum, groundwork, guide, hold, lining, means,… …   New thesaurus

• support — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 help and encouragement ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total ▪ firm, solid, strong ▪ The candidate enjoys the firm support of local industry …   Collocations dictionary

• moral — 1 adjective 1 ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG (only before noun) connected with the principles of what is right and wrong behaviour, and with the difference between good and evil: a man of high moral standards | You don t know the circumstances of the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• moral — mor|al1 W2S3 [ˈmɔrəl US ˈmo: ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: moralis, from mos what people usually or traditionally do ] 1.) [only before noun] relating to the principles of what is right and wrong behaviour, and with the difference… …   Dictionary of contemporary English