"former" meaning in French

See former in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɔʁ.me/ Audio: Fr-former.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin fōrmāre (“to form”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{der|fr|la|fōrmō|fōrmāre|t=to form}} Latin fōrmāre (“to form”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} former Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], former [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], formant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], formé [participle, past], forme [first-person, indicative, present, singular], formes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], forme [indicative, present, singular, third-person], formons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], formez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], forment [indicative, plural, present, third-person], formais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], formais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], formait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], formions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], formiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], formaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], formai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], formas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], forma [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], formâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], formâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], formèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], formerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], formeras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], formera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], formerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], formerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], formeront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], formerais [conditional, first-person, singular], formerais [conditional, second-person, singular], formerait [conditional, singular, third-person], formerions [conditional, first-person, plural], formeriez [conditional, plural, second-person], formeraient [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], forme [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], formes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], forme [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], formions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], formiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], forment [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], formasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], formasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], formât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], formassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], formassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], formassent [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], forme [imperative, second-person, singular], formons [first-person, imperative, plural], formez [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 form (generic sense)
    Sense id: en-former-fr-verb-KY688zR1 Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 39 40 21
  2. to shape (to make into a certain shape)
    Sense id: en-former-fr-verb-3qKVQAsa Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 59 32 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 39 40 21
  3. to train; to educate
    Sense id: en-former-fr-verb-EAOKQ6mW Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 39 40 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: formation, forme

Inflected forms

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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "forment",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "formais",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mɛ/",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "formais",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mɛ/",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "formait",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mɛ/",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "formions",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "formiez",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mje/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "formaient",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mɛ/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.me/",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "formas",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.ma/",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "forma",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mam/",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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        "past",
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        "second-person"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "formerai",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formeras",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formera",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formerons",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "formerez",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/",
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "formerais",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/",
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        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁjɔ̃/",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mə.ʁje/",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
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    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
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        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
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    {
      "form": "forme",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forme",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁm/",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formions",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formiez",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mje/",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "forment",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁm/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formasse",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formasses",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "formât",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.ma/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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      "form": "formassiez",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.ma.sje/",
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formons",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.mɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formez",
      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.me/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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          "educate",
          "educate"
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      "ipa": "/fɔʁ.me/"
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