"soutenir" meaning in French

See soutenir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /sut.niʁ/, /su.tə.niʁ/ Audio: Fr-soutenir.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French soubtenir, from Old French sustenir, soustenir, from Vulgar Latin *sustenīre, from Latin sustinēre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|soubtenir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French soubtenir, {{inh+|fr|frm|soubtenir}} Inherited from Middle French soubtenir, {{inh|fr|fro|sustenir}} Old French sustenir, {{inh|fr|VL.|*sustenīre}} Vulgar Latin *sustenīre, {{inh|fr|la|sustineō|sustinēre}} Latin sustinēre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} soutenir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], soutenir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], soutenant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], soutenu [participle, past], soutiens [first-person, indicative, present, singular], soutiens [indicative, present, second-person, singular], soutient [indicative, present, singular, third-person], soutenons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], soutenez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], soutiennent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], soutenais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], soutenais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], soutenait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], soutenions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], souteniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], soutenaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], soutins [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], soutins [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], soutint [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], soutînmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], soutîntes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], soutinrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], soutiendrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], soutiendras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], soutiendra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], soutiendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], soutiendrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], soutiendront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], soutiendrais [conditional, first-person, singular], soutiendrais [conditional, second-person, singular], soutiendrait [conditional, singular, third-person], soutiendrions [conditional, first-person, plural], soutiendriez [conditional, plural, second-person], soutiendraient [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], soutienne [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], soutiennes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], soutienne [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], soutenions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], souteniez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], soutiennent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], soutinsse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], soutinsses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], soutînt [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], soutinssions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], soutinssiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], soutinssent [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], soutiens [imperative, second-person, singular], soutenons [first-person, imperative, plural], soutenez [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 support Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-soutenir-fr-verb-sDQVQy2J Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 35 14 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 34 14 38
  2. (transitive) to keep up Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-soutenir-fr-verb-2uyhz3Fh Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation tenir, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 18 45 18 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 35 14 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 34 14 38
  3. to maintain (that)
    Sense id: en-soutenir-fr-verb--pFiY6Ro Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 35 14 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 34 14 38
  4. to argue
    Sense id: en-soutenir-fr-verb-rzpvbSoP Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 30 12 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 35 14 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 34 14 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: souteneur, soutenu, soutien

Inflected forms

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