- encouraging somebody or giving them help or sympathy
- a supportive family
- She was very supportive during my father's illness.
- a mutually supportive relationship
- He was strongly supportive of my career.
Extra Examples- They were all extremely supportive to me.
- We are totally supportive of this idea.
- They were strongly supportive of the government's approach.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- of
- to
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