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agreeing to support

[/əˈɡriːɪŋ tu səˈpɔːrt/]
verb phrase
concordar em apoiar
1. to consent or reach an agreement to provide assistance, backing, or endorsement to someone or something
After much discussion, the board agreed to support the new initiative.
Após muita discussão, o conselho concordou em apoiar a nova iniciativa.
2. to commit to helping or sustaining a person, cause, or project
She is agreeing to support her friend's business venture.
Ela está concordando em apoiar o empreendimento comercial de sua amiga.
NYC Slang
getting down with someone/something
Synonyms
consenting to backcommitting to assistpledging supportendorsing
Antonyms
refusing to supportdeclining to assistopposingwithdrawing support

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
concordar em apoiar
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
topando apoiar
informal colloquial variant
São Paulo
concordar em apoiar
formal business context
Portugal
concordar em apoiar
standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

coming on board
signing on
throwing weight behind
getting behind something
lending support
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