Meaning
to support, hold up
- to sustain
- to help (someone) through difficulties, to comfort
In a sentence
Mi sorreggi un attimo? Mi gira la testa.
Can you hold me up a moment? I feel dizzy.
La sedia non sorregge più il suo peso.
The chair can no longer support his weight.
Gli amici l'hanno sorretto in quel periodo difficile.
His friends supported him during that difficult time.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sorreggere | infinitive |
| sorreggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorreggo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorreggete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorreggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorreggono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorregge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorreggevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorreggevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorreggevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorreggevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorreggevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorreggeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorreggemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sorressi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sorreggeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sorreggesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sorressero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sorresse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sorreggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sorreggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sorreggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sorreggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sorreggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sorreggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sorreggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorregga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorreggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorregga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorreggano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorregga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorreggessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorreggessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorreggeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorreggessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorreggessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorreggesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorreggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorreggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorreggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorreggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorreggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorreggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorreggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sorreggete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sorreggi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sorreggendo | gerund |
| sorretto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and literary than sostenere or reggere; common in writing, less in casual speech.
- Use sorreggere for physical support or emotional backing; supportare often means technical support or backing an idea.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ha sorretto. Past participle is irregular: sorretto.
- past participle sorretto