appuyer

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French apuyer, Old French apoiier, borrowed from Medieval Latin *appodiāre, from Latin podium. Compare Spanish apoyar, Portuguese apoiar, Italian appoggiare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pɥi.je/ === Verb === appuyer (transitive) to press, push (transitive) to rest (transitive) to support, to back (reflexive) to lean [with sur ‘on’; or with contre ‘against’] (reflexive) to depend, to rely [with sur ‘on’] (reflexive) to put up with ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'. ==== Derived terms ==== appuyer sur le champignon ==== Related terms ==== appui ==== Descendants ==== Saint Dominican Creole French: puyer === Further reading === “appuyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012