appoggiare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appodiāre, present active infinitive of *appodiō, from Latin podium. Compare French appuyer, Spanish apoyar and Portuguese apoiar.

Verb

appoggiare

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 parete ― to lean the ladder against the wall

3. (intransitive) to rest

   Synonym: poggiare

Derived terms

Derived terms

• appoggiamano
• appoggiapiedi
• appoggiarsi
• appoggiatesta

• appoggiato
• appoggiatoio
• appoggiatura
• appoggio

Related terms

• poggiare
• poggio

Anagrams

• appoggerai