"fondre" meaning in French

See fondre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɔ̃dʁ/ Audio: Fr-fondre.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere (“to melt”), from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|fondre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French fondre, {{inh+|fr|fro|fondre}} Inherited from Old French fondre, {{inh|fr|la|fundō|fundere|t=to melt}} Latin fundere (“to melt”), {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*hundō}} Proto-Italic *hundō, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*ǵʰewd-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Head templates: {{fr-verb}} fondre Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fondre [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], fondant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], fondu [participle, past], fonds [first-person, indicative, present, singular], fonds [indicative, present, second-person, singular], fond [indicative, present, singular, third-person], fondons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], fondez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], fondent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], fondais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], fondais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], fondait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], fondions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], fondiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], fondaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], fondis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], fondis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], fondit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], fondîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], fondîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], fondirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], fondrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], fondras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], fondra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], fondrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], fondrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], fondront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], fondrais [conditional, first-person, singular], fondrais [conditional, second-person, singular], fondrait [conditional, singular, third-person], fondrions [conditional, first-person, plural], fondriez [conditional, plural, second-person], fondraient [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], fonde [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], fondes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], fonde [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fondions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], fondiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], fondent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], fondisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], fondisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], fondît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fondissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], fondissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], fondissent [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], fonds [imperative, second-person, singular], fondons [first-person, imperative, plural], fondez [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 melt, melt down, smelt Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fondre-fr-verb-Q6hscFsY
  2. (intransitive) to melt Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fondre-fr-verb-rN2rq0ux
  3. (intransitive) to melt away, waste away Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fondre-fr-verb-kZGQM3QR Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 4 4 9 7 4 55 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 3 6 5 3 69 2 5 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 80 2 6
  4. (intransitive) to dwindle; to diminish Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fondre-fr-verb-~tDsyUJQ
  5. (reflexive, se fondre dans) to blend in, blend into Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-fondre-fr-verb-vxeuJhuR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fonderie, fondre comme neige au soleil, fondre en larmes, fondu, fondue, neige fondue

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fondre en larmes"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "ipa": "/fɔ̃.dim/",
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      "ipa": "/fɔ̃.diʁ/",
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    },
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      "form": "fondrai",
      "ipa": "/fɔ̃.dʁe/",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "fondras",
      "ipa": "/fɔ̃.dʁa/",
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      "form": "fondrons",
      "ipa": "/fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
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      "form": "fondrais",
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      "form": "fondrais",
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      "form": "fondrait",
      "ipa": "/fɔ̃.dʁɛ/",
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      "form": "fondrions",
      "ipa": "/fɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/",
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      "form": "fondriez",
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      "form": "fondraient",
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "fondisse",
      "ipa": "/fɔ̃.dis/",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "fondît",
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