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
- noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
- adj Located at or toward the rear.
- adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
- verb To support someone or something, often financially.
buttress — full definition
- noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- noun Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
- noun A buttress root.
- noun A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.