appuyer

Meaning

1. to press, push
2. to rest
3. to support, to back
4. to lean
5. to depend, to rely
6. to put up with

Concepts

press

support

lean

push

back

🔙

prop

sustain

underpin

second

2nd

uphold

endorse

rest

bolster

assist

build

help

buttress

can

maintain

stand by

confirm

aid

countenance

prop up

press against

espouse

put

side

squeeze

standby

tamp

tone up

pound down

reenforce

underlay

upon

body-build

exert pressure

tamp down

habitus

stress

reaffirm

abet

accourage

advance

be able

be able to

bear out

bolster up

boost

brace up

cart

corroborate

depress

force

hold up

indorse

physique

press down

press on

promote

protect

push down

push in

push on

recline

reinforce

reinvigorate

Synonyms

soutenir

presser

renforcer

confirmer

épauler

assister

pouvoir

souligner

construire

reposer

étayer

promouvoir

bâtir

fortifier

adosser

appuyer contre

aider

maintenir

accentuer

retenir

pousser

nommer

physique

piler

presse

protéger

prouver

ramener

réaffirmer

remettre

remonter

rentrer

reprendre

retourner

retrouver

🔍

sous-tendre

supporter

tamponner

tâter

tendre

appuyer sur

damer

👸

encourages

peser

recomander

accoter

alimenter

assigner

avancer

baser

certifier

construction

🚧

corroborer

dater

📅

défendre

désigner

détourner

développer

dos

🔙

édifier

faire appel

fonder

forcer

insister (sur)

jeter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.pɥi.je/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: apuyer

Inherited from Old French: apoiier

Cognate with Spanish: apoyar

Cognate with Portuguese: apoiar

Cognate with Italian: appoggiare

In summary

Inherited from Middle French apuyer, Old French apoiier, borrowed from Medieval Latin *appodiāre, from Latin podium. Compare Spanish apoyar, Portuguese apoiar, Italian appoggiare.