"tergiverser" meaning in French

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Verb

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Etymology: From Latin tergiversārī, from tergiversor (“to evade”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|tergiversārī}} Latin tergiversārī Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tergiverser Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tergiverser [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], tergiversant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], tergiversé [participle, past], tergiverse [first-person, indicative, present, singular], tergiverses [indicative, present, second-person, singular], tergiverse [indicative, present, singular, third-person], tergiversons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], tergiversez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], tergiversent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], tergiversais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], tergiversais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], tergiversait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], tergiversions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], tergiversiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], tergiversaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], tergiversai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tergiversas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], tergiversa [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tergiversâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], tergiversâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], tergiversèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], tergiverserai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], tergiverseras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], tergiversera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], tergiverserons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], tergiverserez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], tergiverseront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], tergiverserais [conditional, first-person, singular], tergiverserais [conditional, second-person, singular], tergiverserait [conditional, singular, third-person], tergiverserions [conditional, first-person, plural], tergiverseriez [conditional, plural, second-person], tergiverseraient [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], tergiverse [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], tergiverses [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tergiverse [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tergiversions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], tergiversiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], tergiversent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], tergiversasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], tergiversasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tergiversât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tergiversassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], tergiversassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], tergiversassent [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], tergiverse [imperative, second-person, singular], tergiversons [first-person, imperative, plural], tergiversez [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 delay answering or deciding with excuses
    Sense id: en-tergiverser-fr-verb-gY-iDToJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. to hesitate at length Synonyms: hésiter
    Sense id: en-tergiverser-fr-verb-pyauTjWF

Inflected forms

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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "indicative",
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      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sje/",
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        "subjunctive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "tergiversasse",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sas/",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "tergiversât",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sa/",
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
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      "form": "tergiversant",
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      "form": "ayant + past participle",
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      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "tergiverse",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁs/",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tergiverses",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁs/",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "tergiverse",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        "second-person"
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "tergiversais",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "tergiversais",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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      "form": "tergiversèrent",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "tergiverserai",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/",
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      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverseras",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiversera",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverserons",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverserez",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverseront",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverserais",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverserais",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverserait",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverserions",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiverseriez",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "tergiverseraient",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
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        "pluperfect"
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      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
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        "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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    },
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        "perfect"
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        "present",
        "singular",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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      "form": "tergiversasses",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiversât",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sa/",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "tergiversassions",
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      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tergiversassiez",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sa.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tergiversez",
      "ipa": "/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.se/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to delay answering or deciding with excuses"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "delay",
          "delay"
        ],
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
        ],
        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hesitate at length"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hesitate",
          "hesitate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hésiter"
        }
      ]
    }
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}

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