affiancare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + fianco (“flank”) + -are.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
affiancàre (first-person singular present affiànco, first-person singular past historic affiancài, past participle affiancàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to put beside, to put alongside
- (military) to arrange (platoons, companies) etc. side by side
- (figurative) to support, to encourage, to back up
- Synonym: spalleggiare
- Antonym: osteggiare
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of affiancàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)