"fléchir" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fle.ʃiʁ/ Audio: Fr-fléchir.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French flechir, from an original flechier (with a change in verb class), from Vulgar Latin *flecticāre, frequentative based on Latin flectere. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|flechir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French flechir, {{inh+|fr|fro|flechir}} Inherited from Old French flechir, {{m|fro|flechier}} flechier, {{inh|fr|VL.|*flectico|*flecticāre}} Vulgar Latin *flecticāre, {{der|fr|la|flecto|flectere}} Latin flectere Head templates: {{fr-verb}} fléchir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fléchir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], fléchissant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], fléchi [participle, past], fléchis [first-person, indicative, present, singular], fléchis [indicative, present, second-person, singular], fléchit [indicative, present, singular, third-person], fléchissons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], fléchissez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], fléchissent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], fléchissais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], fléchissais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], fléchissait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], fléchissions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], fléchissiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], fléchissaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], fléchis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], fléchis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], fléchit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], fléchîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], fléchîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], fléchirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], fléchirai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], fléchiras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], fléchira [future, indicative, singular, third-person], fléchirons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], fléchirez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], fléchiront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], fléchirais [conditional, first-person, singular], fléchirais [conditional, second-person, singular], fléchirait [conditional, singular, third-person], fléchirions [conditional, first-person, plural], fléchiriez [conditional, plural, second-person], fléchiraient [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], fléchisse [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], fléchisses [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], fléchisse [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fléchissions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], fléchissiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], fléchissent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], fléchisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], fléchisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], fléchît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fléchissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], fléchissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], fléchissent [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], fléchis [imperative, second-person, singular], fléchissons [first-person, imperative, plural], fléchissez [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 bend, to fold Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fléchir-fr-verb-G8tijiJT Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -ir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -ir: 18 33 28 21
  2. (intransitive) to bend, to bend over Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fléchir-fr-verb-SQmeDPAv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -ir Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 84 8 4 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -ir: 18 33 28 21
  3. (transitive) to flex (eg. a muscle) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Bodybuilding
    Sense id: en-fléchir-fr-verb-SKC7UJ4P Disambiguation of Bodybuilding: 6 24 62 8 Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -ir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -ir: 18 33 28 21
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to provoke pity Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-fléchir-fr-verb-9nqdzRTp Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -ir Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -ir: 18 33 28 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: degré fléchi

Inflected forms

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