"achever" meaning in French

See achever in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /aʃ.ve/ Audio: Fr-achever.ogg
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Inherited from Middle French achever, from Old French achever, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare English achieve. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|achever|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French achever, {{inh+|fr|frm|achever}} Inherited from Middle French achever, {{inh|fr|fro|achever}} Old French achever, {{inh|fr|VL.|*accapāre}} Vulgar Latin *accapāre, {{cog|en|achieve}} English achieve Head templates: {{fr-verb}} achever Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], achever [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], achevant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], achevé [participle, past], achève [first-person, indicative, present, singular], achèves [indicative, present, second-person, singular], achève [indicative, present, singular, third-person], achevons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], achevez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], achèvent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], achevais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], achevais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], achevait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], achevions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], acheviez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], achevaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], achevai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], achevas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], acheva [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], achevâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], achevâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], achevèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], achèverai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], achèverai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], achèveras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], achèveras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], achèvera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], achèvera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], achèverons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], achèverons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], achèverez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], achèverez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], achèveront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], achèveront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], achèverais [conditional, first-person, singular], achèverais [conditional, first-person, singular], achèverais [conditional, second-person, singular], achèverais [conditional, second-person, singular], achèverait [conditional, singular, third-person], achèverait [conditional, singular, third-person], achèverions [conditional, first-person, plural], achèverions [conditional, first-person, plural], achèveriez [conditional, plural, second-person], achèveriez [conditional, plural, second-person], achèveraient [conditional, plural, third-person], achèveraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], achève [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], achèves [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], achève [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], achevions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], acheviez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], achèvent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], achevasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], achevasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], achevât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], achevassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], achevassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], achevassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], achève [imperative, second-person, singular], achevons [first-person, imperative, plural], achevez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to finish, to complete Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-achever-fr-verb-2GtF~vvV
  2. (transitive) to finish off (someone who is already incapacitated) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-achever-fr-verb-f7-jdF9h Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -e-er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 40 32 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -e-er: 27 45 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 53 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 53 24
  3. (reflexive, s'achever) to finish Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-achever-fr-verb-LwsgfTSu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: achevé, achevé d’imprimer, achèvement, inachevé Related terms: chef

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "achevé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "achevé d’imprimer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "achèvement"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "inachevé"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "achever",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Middle French achever",
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    },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "achever"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French achever",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*accapāre"
      },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "English achieve",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French achever, from Old French achever, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare English achieve.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "achever",
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        "infinitive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "form": "achevant",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "ipa": "/aʃ.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "achevons",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "achevez",
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        "present",
        "second-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "achevait",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "achevions",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃə.vjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "acheviez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃə.vje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "achevaient",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevâmes",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "achevâtes",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevèrent",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverai",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverai",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèveras",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèveras",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèvera",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèvera",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverons",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverons",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "achèverez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
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        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "achèveront",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèveront",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverais",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "achèverais",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverais",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁɛ/",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁɛ/",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverait",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverait",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁɛ/",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverions",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.və.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèverions",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.və.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèveriez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.və.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèveriez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.və.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèveraient",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛ.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèveraient",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃe.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achève",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèves",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achève",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevions",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃə.vjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acheviez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃə.vje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achèvent",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevasse",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevasses",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevât",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.va/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevassions",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.va.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevassiez",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.va.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevassent",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achève",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevons",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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          "english": "Having thus completed his preparations, he did not want to wait any longer to put his project into execution.",
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    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achève",
      "ipa": "/a.ʃɛv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevons",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.vɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achevez",
      "ipa": "/aʃ.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "achever",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chef"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Having thus completed his preparations, he did not want to wait any longer to put his project into execution.",
          "ref": "1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche^(fr.Wikisource), translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter II:",
          "text": "Ayant donc achevé ses préparatifs, il ne voulut pas attendre davantage pour mettre à exécution son projet.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to finish, to complete"
      ],
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        [
          "finish",
          "finish"
        ],
        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to finish, to complete"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She had her gloves on to attack you. Come on, boss, finish her off. Such a devil!",
          "ref": "1920, Maurice Leblanc, chapter III, in Les Dents du tigre^(fr.Wikisource):",
          "text": "Avec ça qu’elle mettait des gants, elle, pour vous attaquer ! Allons, patron, achevez-la. Une pareille diablesse !",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to finish off (someone who is already incapacitated)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finish off",
          "finish off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to finish off (someone who is already incapacitated)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to finish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finish",
          "finish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, s'achever) to finish"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/aʃ.ve/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-achever.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/Fr-achever.ogg/Fr-achever.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Fr-achever.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "achevai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "achevé"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "achevée"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "achevées"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "achevés"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "achevez"
    }
  ],
  "word": "achever"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: reflexive, s'achever",
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  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "achever",
  "trace": ""
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: reflexive, s'achever",
  "path": [
    "achever"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "verb",
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