apoyar

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Asturian

Etymology

Compare Spanish apoyar.

Verb

apoyar (first-person singular indicative present apoyo, past participle apoyáu)

  1. to support

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Italian appoggiare and adapted to Spanish poyo. First attested in 1496.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /apoˈʝaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /apoˈʃaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /apoˈʒaɾ/

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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧yar

Verb

apoyar (first-person singular present apoyo, first-person singular preterite apoyé, past participle apoyado)

  1. (transitive) to lean, to rest, to lie or lay
  2. (transitive) to support, to get behind (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid)
    Synonym: respaldar
  3. (transitive) to support (to keep from falling)
    Synonyms: sustentar, sostener
    Te apoyo.
    I've got your back.
  4. (reflexive) to lean, to rest, to be supported
  5. (reflexive) to lean on, to rely on
  6. (reflexive) to be based, to be founded

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  • Papiamentu: apoya, apoyá
  • Asturian: apoyar
  • Galician: apoiar
  • Portuguese: apoiar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “apoyar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 301

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