"approcher" meaning in French

See approcher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /a.pʁɔ.ʃe/ Audio: Fr-approcher.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-approcher.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-approcher.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-approcher.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-approcher.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-approcher.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiāre, a verb based on Latin prope (“near”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|aprochier|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French aprochier, {{inh+|fr|fro|aprochier}} Inherited from Old French aprochier, {{inh|fr|la-lat|appropio|appropiāre}} Late Latin appropiāre, {{der|fr|la|prope|t=near}} Latin prope (“near”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} approcher Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], approcher [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], approchant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], approché [participle, past], approche [first-person, indicative, present, singular], approches [indicative, present, second-person, singular], approche [indicative, present, singular, third-person], approchons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], approchez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], approchent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], approchais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], approchais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], approchait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], approchions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], approchiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], approchaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], approchai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], approchas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], approcha [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], approchâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], approchâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], approchèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], approcherai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], approcheras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], approchera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], approcherons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], approcherez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], approcheront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], approcherais [conditional, first-person, singular], approcherais [conditional, second-person, singular], approcherait [conditional, singular, third-person], approcherions [conditional, first-person, plural], approcheriez [conditional, plural, second-person], approcheraient [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], approche [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], approches [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], approche [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], approchions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], approchiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], approchent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], approchasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], approchasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], approchât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], approchassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], approchassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], approchassent [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], approche [imperative, second-person, singular], approchons [first-person, imperative, plural], approchez [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. to approach, to come close to, to move towards Related terms: proche, rapprocher

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "approcciare"
    }
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃam/",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃat/",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁe/",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁa/",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "approcherez",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approcheront",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "approcherais",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "approcherait",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "approcherions",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approcheriez",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approcheraient",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "anterior",
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        "past"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ/",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃjɔ̃/",
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        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approchent",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔʃ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approchasse",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approchât",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approchassions",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "approchassiez",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃa.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "approchassent",
      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/a.pʁɔ.ʃe/",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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          "text": "Pourquoi es-tu si loin? Approche.",
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        "to approach, to come close to, to move towards"
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        {
          "word": "proche"
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        {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-approcher.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/33/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-G%C3%BCnther-Heinz_J%C3%A4hnick-approcher.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-G%C3%BCnther-Heinz_J%C3%A4hnick-approcher.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "approcher"
}

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