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apoyar.

to lean, to rest, to lie or lay

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/apoˈʝaɾ/[a.poˈʝaɾ]/apoˈʝaɾ/[a.poˈʝaɾ]
  1. to lean, to rest, to lie or lay

    transitive
  2. to support, to get behind (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid)

    transitive
  3. to support (to keep from falling)

    transitive
    Te apoyo.
  4. to lean, to rest, to be supported

    reflexive
  5. to lean on, to rely on

    reflexive
  6. to be based, to be founded

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Italian appoggiare and adapted to Spanish poyo. First attested in 1496.

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