🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Grupo de apoio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Grupo de apoio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Support Group/səˈpɔːrt ɡruːp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O grupo de apoio se reúne toda sexta-feira."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of people who come together to provide emotional or moral support to one another.

    "She found comfort in her support group, where members shared their experiences and encouraged each other."
  2. 2

    A gathering of individuals with similar challenges or experiences, often related to health or personal issues.

    "The cancer support group meets every Thursday to discuss coping strategies and share resources."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'support group' combines 'support', derived from the Latin 'supportare', meaning to carry or bear, and 'group', from the Old French 'groupe', meaning a cluster or assembly. The phrase has evolved to denote a collective of individuals who provide mutual assistance and encouragement, particularly in contexts of emotional or psychological challenges.

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