Meaning
to lean, to rest, to support
- to lean, to rest, to place
- to support, to back, to endorse
- to base, to found
In a sentence
Puoi appoggiare la borsa qui sul tavolo?
Can you put the bag here on the table?
Non appoggio questa idea, mi sembra troppo rischiosa.
I don't support this idea; it seems too risky.
Ho appoggiato la scala al muro del garage.
I leaned the ladder against the garage wall.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| appoggiare | infinitive |
| appoggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| appoggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| appoggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appoggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appoggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appoggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appoggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appoggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appoggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appoggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appoggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appoggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appoggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| appoggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| appoggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| appoggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| appoggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| appoggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| appoggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| appoggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| appoggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| appoggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| appoggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| appoggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| appoggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| appoggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| appoggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appoggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appoggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appoggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appoggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appoggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appoggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appoggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appoggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appoggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appoggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| appoggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| appoggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appoggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appoggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appoggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appoggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| appoggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| appoggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| appoggiando | gerund |
| appoggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For physical contact, use appoggiare/appoggiarsi; for abstract support, appoggiare means support or endorse. Sostenere is often more formal or argumentative.
- Appoggiare is usually transitive: appoggiare il libro sul tavolo. For people leaning, use reflexive appoggiarsi a/contro qualcosa.
- With movement/change of position, compound tenses often take avere: ho appoggiato il bicchiere. Reflexive appoggiarsi takes essere: mi sono appoggiato al muro.