appoggiare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *appodiāre, from Latin podium. Compare French appuyer, Spanish apoyar and Portuguese apoiar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
appoggiàre (first-person singular present appòggio, first-person singular past historic appoggiài, past participle appoggiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to support, to second, to back, to endorse
- Synonym: sostenere
- (transitive) to lean on, to lean against, to prop, to place, to rest on
- Synonym: mettere
- appoggiare la scala alla parete ― to lean the ladder against the wall
- (transitive) to found, to base (a claim, an argument) [+ su (object) = on]
- (intransitive, rare) to rest, to stand, to be supported [+ su (object) = on]
- Synonyms: poggiare, appoggiarsi, stare appoggiato
- (intransitive, figurative, rare) to be based [+ su (object) = on]
- Synonyms: poggiare, appoggiarsi, stare appoggiato
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of appoggiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms edit
Derived terms