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sorreggere

to support, to hold up

verb sor-RED-jeh-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to sustain

Usage Note

Sorreggere is an irregular compound of reggere (to hold/rule) with the prefix sor- (from Latin sub-), implying support from below. Like reggere, it follows the same irregular past participle pattern: sorretto. It takes avere as its auxiliary: ha sorretto il ferito ('he supported the injured person'). It is used both literally (holding something up) and figuratively (sustaining a project or argument).

Examples

"Lo ha sorretto mentre camminava."

Natural Translation

He supported him while he was walking.

Literal Translation

Him he-has supported while walked.

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