affiancare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- + fianco (“flank”) + -are.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]affiancàre (first-person singular present affiànco, first-person singular past historic affiancài, past participle affiancàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to put beside, to put alongside
- (military) to arrange (platoons, companies) etc. side by side
- (figurative) to support, to encourage, to back up
- Synonym: spalleggiare
- Antonym: osteggiare
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of affiancàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)