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appoggiare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  • buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  • lean verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
  • second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

appoggiare is used for these senses in English:

  • back (transitive) To support.
  • buttress (figurative, by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence.
  • lean To press against.
  • second (Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
  • stand (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
  • support (transitive) To help keep from falling.

back — full definition

  1. noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  2. noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
  3. adj Located at or toward the rear.
  4. adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
  5. verb To support someone or something, often financially.

buttress — full definition

  1. noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  2. noun Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
  3. noun A buttress root.
  4. noun A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

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