apoyar

Compare Spanish apoyar.

apoyar (first-person singular indicative present apoyo, past participle apoyáu)

1. to support

   Synonym: sofitar

• apoyu

• “apoyar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “apoyar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Probably borrowed from Italian appoggiare and adapted to Spanish poyo. First attested in 1496.^[1]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧po‧yar

apoyar (first-person singular present apoyo, first-person singular preterite apoyé, past participle apoyado)

1. (transitive) to lean, to rest, to lie or lay

   Synonym: adosar

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

   Synonym: respaldar

3. (transitive) to support (to keep from falling)

   Synonyms: sustentar, sostener

   Te apoyo.

   I've got your back.

4. (reflexive) to lean, to rest, to be supported
5. (reflexive) to lean on, to rely on
6. (reflexive) to be based, to be founded

• Papiamentu: apoya, apoyá
• → Asturian: apoyar
• → Galician: apoiar
• → Portuguese: apoiar

• “apoyar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024