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life support

life sup·port
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyf suh-pawrt, -pohrt]
    • /laɪf səˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyf suh-pawrt, -pohrt]
    • /laɪf səˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/

Definitions of life support words

  • noun life support equipment to sustain a patient's life 1
  • uncountable noun life support Life support is a system that is used to keep a person alive when they are very ill and cannot breathe without help. 0
  • noun life support maintaining a person's vital functions in severe illness or disability 0
  • noun life support an informal way of referring to a life-support machine or system 0
  • adjective life support of or providing the equipment required to sustain human life in an unnatural environment, such as in space, or in severe illness or disability 0
  • adjective life support designating or of any system that enables normal living in space, under water, etc. 0
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Parts of speech for Life support

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life support popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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