"fermer" meaning in French

See fermer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ.me/ Audio: Fr-fermer.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French fermer (“to close”), Latin firmāre (“make firm, confirm”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|fermer||to close|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French fermer (“to close”), {{inh+|fr|fro|fermer||to close}} Inherited from Old French fermer (“to close”), {{der|fr|la|firmo|firmāre|t=make firm, confirm}} Latin firmāre (“make firm, confirm”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} fermer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fermer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], fermant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], fermé [participle, past], ferme [first-person, indicative, present, singular], fermes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], ferme [indicative, present, singular, third-person], fermons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], fermez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], ferment [indicative, plural, present, third-person], fermais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], fermais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], fermait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], fermions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], fermiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], fermaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], fermai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], fermas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], ferma [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], fermâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], fermâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], fermèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], fermerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], fermeras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], fermera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], fermerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], fermerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], fermeront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], fermerais [conditional, first-person, singular], fermerais [conditional, second-person, singular], fermerait [conditional, singular, third-person], fermerions [conditional, first-person, plural], fermeriez [conditional, plural, second-person], fermeraient [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], ferme [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], fermes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], ferme [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fermions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], fermiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], ferment [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], fermasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], fermasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], fermât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fermassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], fermassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], fermassent [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], ferme [imperative, second-person, singular], fermons [first-person, imperative, plural], fermez [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 shut Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-8a7XPEei Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 5 10 10 12 19 16 8 5
  2. (transitive) to close Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-zpwyn4Fc
  3. (reflexive) to close Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-zpwyn4Fc1
  4. to do up (of clothing)
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-ngdTy2LW Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 7 6 6 14 12 12 15 14 7 6
  5. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance)
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-uFMyGCoI Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 7 6 6 14 12 12 15 14 7 6
  6. to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service)
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-qub1Mxgk Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 5 10 10 12 19 16 8 5 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 7 6 6 14 12 12 15 14 7 6
  7. to bind off (of stitches in knitting)
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-nYbASTGI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 5 10 10 12 19 16 8 5 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 7 6 6 14 12 12 15 14 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 5 5 10 10 15 19 12 6 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 5 5 10 10 15 19 12 6 5
  8. (intransitive) to harden (of someone's face) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-HfZ6Y3yD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 5 10 10 12 19 16 8 5 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 7 6 6 14 12 12 15 14 7 6
  9. (transitive) to put someone off something, to turn someone off something Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-XjyPffAx
  10. (transitive) to mark the border of Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fermer-fr-verb-O6WboHpQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fermeture
Derived forms: ferme ta gueule, fermer à clé, fermer à clef, fermer boutique, fermer la marche, fermer les yeux, fermer sa gueule, la ferme, la fermer, les yeux fermés, ne pas fermer l’œil, refermer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ouvrir"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ferme ta gueule"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fermer à clé"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fermer à clef"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fermer boutique"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fermer la marche"
    },
    {
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      "word": "fermer les yeux"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fermer sa gueule"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "la ferme"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "les yeux fermés"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ne pas fermer l’œil"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "refermer"
    }
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    },
    {
      "form": "fermerai",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁe/",
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    {
      "form": "fermeras",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁa/",
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    {
      "form": "fermera",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁa/",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fermerons",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "fermerez",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁe/",
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        "second-person"
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "fermerais",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁɛ/",
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    {
      "form": "fermerait",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁɛ/",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fermerions",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁjɔ̃/",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fermeriez",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fermeraient",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
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    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ferme",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fermes",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ferme",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fermions",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mjɔ̃/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fermiez",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferment",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fermasse",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fermasses",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mas/",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fermât",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.ma/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fermassions",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fermassiez",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.ma.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fermassent",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ferme",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fermons",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "ferme ta gueule"
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferme",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁm/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fermons",
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.mɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fermez",
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      "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": "fermer",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fermeture"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shut",
          "shut"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to shut"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to close"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to close"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to close"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ],
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        "(reflexive) to close"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to do up (of clothing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "do up",
          "do up"
        ],
        [
          "clothing",
          "clothing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance)"
      ],
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        [
          "switch off",
          "switch off"
        ],
        [
          "turn off",
          "turn off"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "appliance",
          "appliance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shut down",
          "shut down"
        ],
        [
          "discontinue",
          "discontinue"
        ],
        [
          "axe",
          "axe"
        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to bind off (of stitches in knitting)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bind off",
          "bind off"
        ],
        [
          "stitches",
          "stitches"
        ],
        [
          "knitting",
          "knitting"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to harden (of someone's face)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harden",
          "harden"
        ],
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to harden (of someone's face)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That teacher turned him off maths.",
          "text": "Ce professeur l’a fermé au sujet des mathématiques.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to put someone off something, to turn someone off something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "put someone off",
          "put off"
        ],
        [
          "turn someone off",
          "turn off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to put someone off something, to turn someone off something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The Vosges mountains mark the western border of the Alsace.",
          "text": "Les Vosges ferment l’Alsace à l’ouest.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to mark the border of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "border",
          "border"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to mark the border of"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ.me/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-fermer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bb/Fr-fermer.ogg/Fr-fermer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Fr-fermer.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fermer"
}

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