"serrer" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /sɛ.ʁe/, /se.ʁe/ Audio: Fr-serrer.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin *serrāre (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serāre (“fasten, bolt”), from Latin sera (“bolt, crossbar”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|serrer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French serrer, {{inh+|fr|fro|serrer}} Inherited from Old French serrer, {{inh|fr|VL.|*serrāre|t=close, shut}} Vulgar Latin *serrāre (“close, shut”), {{inh|fr|LL.|serō|serāre|t=fasten, bolt}} Late Latin serāre (“fasten, bolt”), {{der|fr|la|sera||bolt, crossbar}} Latin sera (“bolt, crossbar”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} serrer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], serrer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], serrant [gerund, participle, present], serrant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], serré [participle, past], serré [participle, past], serre [first-person, indicative, present, singular], serres [indicative, present, second-person, singular], serre [indicative, present, singular, third-person], serrons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], serrons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], serrez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], serrez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], serrent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], serrais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], serrais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], serrais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], serrais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], serrait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], serrait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], serrions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], serrions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], serriez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], serriez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], serraient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], serraient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], serrai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], serrai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], serras [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], serras [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], serra [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], serra [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], serrâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], serrâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], serrâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], serrâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], serrèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], serrèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], serrerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], serrerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], serreras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], serreras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], serrera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], serrera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], serrerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], serrerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], serrerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], serrerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], serreront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], serreront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], serrerais [conditional, first-person, singular], serrerais [conditional, first-person, singular], serrerais [conditional, second-person, singular], serrerais [conditional, second-person, singular], serrerait [conditional, singular, third-person], serrerait [conditional, singular, third-person], serrerions [conditional, first-person, plural], serrerions [conditional, first-person, plural], serreriez [conditional, plural, second-person], serreriez [conditional, plural, second-person], serreraient [conditional, plural, third-person], serreraient [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], serre [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], serres [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], serre [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], serrions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], serrions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], serriez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], serriez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], serrent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], serrasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], serrasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], serrasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], serrasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], serrât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], serrât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], serrassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], serrassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], serrassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], serrassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], serrassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], serrassent [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], serre [imperative, second-person, singular], serrons [first-person, imperative, plural], serrons [first-person, imperative, plural], serrez [imperative, plural, second-person], serrez [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 tighten (a screw, a knot) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Knots
    Sense id: en-serrer-fr-verb-d5XddyhK Disambiguation of Knots: 20 12 10 12 10 12 11 12
  2. (transitive) to shake (hands) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-serrer-fr-verb-4h-skjC5
  3. (transitive) to squeeze Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-serrer-fr-verb-iQhnZRH4
  4. (transitive) to hug, to stay close to Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-serrer-fr-verb--jQLK3Bn Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  5. (reflexive) to squeeze Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-serrer-fr-verb-iQhnZRH41
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shake (hands)
    Sense id: en-serrer-fr-verb-4h-skjC51
  7. (slang, transitive) to seduce; to flirt with Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-serrer-fr-verb-~slfZNBm
  8. (slang, law enforcement, transitive) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone) Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: appréhender, arrêter
    Sense id: en-serrer-fr-verb-xZWq24RY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 5 28 5 5 8 39 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 12 11 11 12 11 11 12 19 Topics: government, law-enforcement
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: desserrer, resserrer, serrage, serre-joint, serre-livres, serre-nœud, serrement, serre-tête, serrer la main, serrer la vis, serrer les dents, se serrer la ceinture, se serrer les coudes, serrer les rangs

Inflected forms

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      "form": "serrerai",
      "ipa": "/sɛ.ʁə.ʁe/",
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      "form": "serrera",
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    {
      "form": "serrera",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "serrerons",
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    {
      "form": "serrerez",
      "ipa": "/se.ʁə.ʁe/",
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        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "serreront",
      "ipa": "/sɛ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "serreront",
      "ipa": "/se.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serrerais",
      "ipa": "/sɛ.ʁə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "serrasse",
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    {
      "form": "serrasse",
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      "form": "serrât",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "serrât",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
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    {
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serrassiez",
      "ipa": "/sɛ.ʁa.sje/",
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serrassiez",
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serrassent",
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "serrassent",
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    },
    {
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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    {
      "form": "serre",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "serrons",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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    {
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serrez",
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    },
    {
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "serrer",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Gently! It's no use to tighten this screw too much.",
          "text": "Doucement ! Ça ne sert à rien de trop serrer cette vis.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Your tie's knot isn't tightened enough.",
          "text": "Ton nœud de cravate n’est pas assez serré.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to tighten (a screw, a knot)"
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      "links": [
        [
          "tighten",
          "tighten"
        ],
        [
          "screw",
          "screw"
        ],
        [
          "knot",
          "knot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to tighten (a screw, a knot)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I refused to shake his/her hand.",
          "text": "J’ai refusé de lui serrer la main.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shake (hands)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shake",
          "shake"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to shake (hands)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He squeezed her arm so hard that she had a mark on it for three days.",
          "text": "Il lui serra le bras si fort qu’elle en garda une trace pendant trois jours.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to squeeze"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "squeeze",
          "squeeze"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to squeeze"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with collocations",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to hug the shore, to hug the coastline",
          "text": "serrer la côte"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hug, to stay close to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hug",
          "hug"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to hug, to stay close to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They squeezed together to make room for him.",
          "text": "Ils se sont serrés pour lui faire une place.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to squeeze"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "squeeze",
          "squeeze"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive) to squeeze"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The young businessmen shook each other's hands.",
          "text": "Les jeunes hommes d’affaires se sont serré la main.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shake (hands)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shake",
          "shake"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(takes a reflexive pronoun) to shake (hands)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "takes a reflexive pronoun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French slang",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to seduce; to flirt with"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seduce",
          "seduce"
        ],
        [
          "flirt",
          "flirt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, transitive) to seduce; to flirt with"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French slang",
        "French transitive verbs",
        "fr:Law enforcement"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law enforcement",
          "law enforcement"
        ],
        [
          "pinch",
          "pinch"
        ],
        [
          "arrest",
          "arrest#English"
        ],
        [
          "apprehend",
          "apprehend#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, law enforcement, transitive) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "appréhender"
        },
        {
          "word": "arrêter"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "law-enforcement"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛ.ʁe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/se.ʁe/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-serrer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/Fr-serrer.ogg/Fr-serrer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Fr-serrer.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serrer"
}

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