"mire" meaning in French

See mire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /miʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-mire.wav Forms: mires [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian mira, from Latin mīrō (“to wonder at”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|mira}} Borrowed from Italian mira, {{der|fr|la|mīrō|t=to wonder at}} Latin mīrō (“to wonder at”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mire f (plural mires)
  1. (archaic) aim (action of aiming) [from 1562] Tags: archaic, feminine Synonyms: visée
    Sense id: en-mire-fr-noun-p0ljbIFf
  2. foresight (of rifle) [from 1611] Tags: feminine Synonyms: guidon
    Sense id: en-mire-fr-noun-5rExc43u
  3. (literal, figurative) target [from early 1600s] Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: but, cible
    Sense id: en-mire-fr-noun-NKBABbyv
  4. (television) test pattern Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-mire-fr-noun-TR8QhhHX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 0 57 8 1 24 6 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
  5. (surveying) rod (measuring tool) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Surveying
    Sense id: en-mire-fr-noun-cdNslbNo Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ligne de mire, point de mire
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /miʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-mire.wav Forms: mires [plural], miresse [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French mire, mirie, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin medicus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|mire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French mire, {{inh+|fr|fro|mire}} Inherited from Old French mire, {{slbor|fr|la|medicus|nocap=y}} semi-learned borrowing from Latin medicus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=miresse}} mire m (plural mires, feminine miresse)
  1. (historical) medieval physician Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-mire-fr-noun-fr:physician
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /miʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-mire.wav
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} mire
  1. inflection of mirer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: mirer
    Sense id: en-mire-fr-verb-9Tql~LBb
  2. inflection of mirer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: mirer
    Sense id: en-mire-fr-verb-2AqEFfCr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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    "French terms with homophones",
    "French verb forms",
    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "mirer"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of mirer:",
        "first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mirer",
          "mirer#French"
        ]
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        "singular",
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    },
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        {
          "word": "mirer"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of mirer:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mirer",
          "mirer#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-mire.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/77/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-mire.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-mire.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mir"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "myrrhe"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mirent"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mire"
}

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