appoggiare

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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) [with su ‘on’]
  4. (intransitive, rare) to rest, to stand, to be supported [with su ‘on’]
    Synonyms: poggiare, appoggiarsi, stare appoggiato
  5. (intransitive, figurative, rare) to be based [with su ‘on’]
    Synonyms: poggiare, appoggiarsi, stare appoggiato

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