"force" meaning in French

See force in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɔʁs/ Audio: Fr-force.ogg [France, Paris]
Rhymes: -ɔʁs Etymology: Inherited from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|force|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French force, {{inh+|fr|fro|force}} Inherited from Old French force, {{inh|fr|LL.|fortia}} Late Latin fortia, {{der|fr|la|fortis|t=strong}} Latin fortis (“strong”) Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective|invariable}} force (invariable)
  1. (archaic) Many; a lot of; a great quantity of Tags: archaic, invariable
    Sense id: en-force-fr-adj-BK2nlnnJ

Noun

IPA: /fɔʁs/ Audio: Fr-force.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: forces [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔʁs Etymology: Inherited from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|force|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French force, {{inh+|fr|fro|force}} Inherited from Old French force, {{inh|fr|LL.|fortia}} Late Latin fortia, {{der|fr|la|fortis|t=strong}} Latin fortis (“strong”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} force f (plural forces)
  1. force Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-force-fr-noun-MlANdQDO
  2. strength Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-force-fr-noun-5riGI~cg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pouvoir, puissance, violence

Verb

IPA: /fɔʁs/ Audio: Fr-force.ogg [France, Paris]
Rhymes: -ɔʁs Etymology: Inherited from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|force|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French force, {{inh+|fr|fro|force}} Inherited from Old French force, {{inh|fr|LL.|fortia}} Late Latin fortia, {{der|fr|la|fortis|t=strong}} Latin fortis (“strong”) Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} force
  1. inflection of forcer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-force-fr-verb-kJxmgmtM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 7 65 24
  2. inflection of forcer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-force-fr-verb-Xvrskjc2

Inflected forms

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