affiancare

to place alongside

verb ahf-fyahn-KAH-reh Less Common

Also means

to support

Usage Note

Affiancare literally means to place side by side (affiancare due tavoli — to push two tables together) and figuratively to support or assist someone (affiancare un collega — to back up a colleague). It takes avere as auxiliary. The reflexive affiancarsi a means 'to join' or 'come alongside'.

Examples

"Ha affiancato il nuovo impiegato per una settimana."

Natural Translation

She worked alongside the new employee for a week.

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