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apoyar

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Compare Spanish apoyar.

Verb

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

  1. to support
    Synonym: sofitar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • apoyar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “apoyar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Italian appoggiare and adapted to Spanish poyo. First attested in 1496.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧yar

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to lean, to rest, to lie or lay
    Synonym: adosar
  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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “apoyar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 301

Further reading

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