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

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.pɥi.je/
Etymology

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

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