Ondersteunen
Example: Het is belangrijk om elkaar te ondersteunen in moeilijke tijden.
Definition
"Ondersteunen" means to provide help or assistance to someone or something, especially in challenging situations, to make things easier or more effective. For example, it involves actions that uphold or strengthen a person or cause during difficult times.
Etymology
The Dutch word "ondersteunen" comes from combining "onder" meaning 'under' and "steunen" meaning 'to support.' Essentially, it conveys the idea of holding something up from underneath. Did you know this word visually implies literally supporting from below, which is quite fitting for its meaning?
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"Ondersteunen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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