"couver" meaning in French

See couver in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ku.ve/ Audio: Fr-couver.ogg
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Inherited from Latin cubāre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|cubō|cubāre||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin cubāre, {{inh+|fr|la|cubō|cubāre}} Inherited from Latin cubāre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} couver Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], couver [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], couvant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], couvé [participle, past], couve [first-person, indicative, present, singular], couves [indicative, present, second-person, singular], couve [indicative, present, singular, third-person], couvons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], couvez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], couvent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], couvais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], couvais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], couvait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], couvions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], couviez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], couvaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], couvai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], couvas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], couva [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], couvâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], couvâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], couvèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], couverai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], couveras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], couvera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], couverons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], couverez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], couveront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], couverais [conditional, first-person, singular], couverais [conditional, second-person, singular], couverait [conditional, singular, third-person], couverions [conditional, first-person, plural], couveriez [conditional, plural, second-person], couveraient [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], couve [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], couves [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], couve [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], couvions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], couviez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], couvent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], couvasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], couvasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], couvât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], couvassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], couvassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], couvassent [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], couve [imperative, second-person, singular], couvons [first-person, imperative, plural], couvez [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 brood (an egg)
    Sense id: en-couver-fr-verb-wxEkgFTh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 60 15 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 21 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 17 18
  2. (figuratively) to coddle, pamper, mollycoddle Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-couver-fr-verb-5VWn1yHE
  3. (figuratively) to plot, hatch, scheme Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-couver-fr-verb-y9VWcPBx Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 30 31 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bichonner, cajoler, câliner, chérir, chouchouter, choyer, combler, coucounner, dorloter, entourer, gâter, mignarder, mignoter, pouponner, prendre soin de, soigner, s’occuper de Derived forms: couvade, couvain, couvaison, couvée, couver des yeux, couver du regard, couvet, couveuse, couvoir, être comme une poule qui a couvé des œufs de cane, surcouver

Inflected forms

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      "homophone": "couvé"
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      "homophone": "couvés"
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      "word": "bichonner"
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      "word": "cajoler"
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      "word": "câliner"
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    {
      "word": "chérir"
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    },
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      "word": "entourer"
    },
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      "word": "gâter"
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      "word": "mignoter"
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      "word": "pouponner"
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      "word": "prendre soin de"
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      "word": "soigner"
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      "word": "s’occuper de"
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}

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