appoggiare

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appodiāre, from Latin podium. Compare French appuyer, Spanish apoyar and Portuguese apoiar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.podˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pog‧già‧re

Verb

appoggiàre (first-person singular present appòggio, first-person singular past historic appoggiài, past participle appoggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to support, to second, to back, to endorse
    Synonym: sostenere
  2. (transitive) to lean on, to lean against, to prop, to place, to rest on
    Synonym: mettere
    appoggiare la scala alla pareteto lean the ladder against the wall
  3. (transitive) to found, to base (a claim, an argument)
  4. (intransitive, rare) to rest, to stand, to be supported
    Synonyms: poggiare, appoggiarsi, stare appoggiato
  5. (intransitive, figurative, rare) to be based
    Synonyms: poggiare, appoggiarsi, stare appoggiato

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