appoggiare

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

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

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 parete ― to 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

• poggiare
• poggio

• appoggerai