"entreprendre" meaning in Old French

See entreprendre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From entre + prendre, by calque of Frankish *underneman (“to undertake”), from *under (“between, among”) + *neman (“to take”). Compare Old High German untarneman (“undertake”) (German Unternehmen), Old English underniman (“undertake”), Dutch ondernemen (“undertake”). Etymology templates: {{af|fro|entre|prendre}} entre + prendre, {{calque|fro|frk|*underneman||to undertake|nocap=1}} calque of Frankish *underneman (“to undertake”), {{cog|goh|untarneman||undertake}} Old High German untarneman (“undertake”), {{cog|de|Unternehmen}} German Unternehmen, {{cog|ang|underniman||undertake}} Old English underniman (“undertake”), {{cog|nl|ondernemen||undertake}} Dutch ondernemen (“undertake”) Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} entreprendre Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-prendre|entre}}, {{fro-conj-iii|pastp=pris|prefix=entre|pres=pren|pres1s=preing,pren|pres2s=prenz|prets=pri|prettype=strong-sd|pretu=pre|repl=|sub2=///preigniens,preignons/preigniez/|subs=preign}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], entreprendre [infinitive], avoir entrepris [infinitive, multiword-construction], en entreprenant [gerund], gerund of avoir + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction], entreprenant [participle, present], entrepris [participle, past], entrepreing [first-person, indicative, present, singular], entrepren [first-person, indicative, present, singular], entreprenz [indicative, present, second-person, singular], entreprent [indicative, present, singular, third-person], entreprenons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], entreprenez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], entreprenent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], entreprenoie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], entrepreneie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], entreprenoies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], entrepreneies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], entreprenoit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], entrepreneit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], entrepreniiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], entrepreniens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], entrepreniiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], entrepreniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], entreprenoient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], entrepreneient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], entrepris [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], entrepreṣis [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], entreprist [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], entrepreṣimes [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], entrepreṣistes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], entreprisdrent [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], entreprendrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], entreprendras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], entreprendra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], entreprendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], entreprendroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], entreprendreiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], entreprendrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], entreprendront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], entreprendroie [conditional, first-person, singular], entreprendreie [conditional, first-person, singular], entreprendroies [conditional, second-person, singular], entreprendreies [conditional, second-person, singular], entreprendroit [conditional, singular, third-person], entreprendreit [conditional, singular, third-person], entreprendriiens [conditional, first-person, plural], entreprendriens [conditional, first-person, plural], entreprendriiez [conditional, plural, second-person], entreprendriez [conditional, plural, second-person], entreprendroient [conditional, plural, third-person], entreprendreient [conditional, plural, third-person], present tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], preterite tense of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future tense of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional tense of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], entrepreigne [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], entrepreignes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], entrepreigne [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], entreprenons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], entrepreigniens [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], entrepreignons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], entreprenez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], entrepreigniez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], entrepreignent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], entrepreṣisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], entrepreṣisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], entrepreṣist [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], entrepreṣissons [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], entrepreṣissiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], entrepreṣissoiz [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], entrepreṣissez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], entrepreṣissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], entrepreṣissent [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], entrepren [imperative, second-person, singular], entreprenons [first-person, imperative, plural], entreprenez [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to capture; to take; to abduct
    Sense id: en-entreprendre-fro-verb-SmnsTt6a Categories (other): Old French verbs with stem alternations, Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite Disambiguation of Old French verbs with stem alternations: 23 23 10 10 11 23 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite: 16 16 15 15 18 20
  2. to undertake (a responsibility, etc.)
    Sense id: en-entreprendre-fro-verb-bofVSl4F Categories (other): Old French verbs with stem alternations, Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite Disambiguation of Old French verbs with stem alternations: 23 23 10 10 11 23 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite: 16 16 15 15 18 20
  3. to protect
    Sense id: en-entreprendre-fro-verb-9gy7nNLb Categories (other): Old French verbs with stem alternations, Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite Disambiguation of Old French verbs with stem alternations: 23 23 10 10 11 23 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite: 16 16 15 15 18 20
  4. to take (reciprocally)
    Sense id: en-entreprendre-fro-verb-NosbiRQa Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -re, Old French verbs with stem alternations, Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 8 5 9 19 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -re: 25 25 9 8 9 24 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with stem alternations: 23 23 10 10 11 23 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite: 16 16 15 15 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 40 2 2 2 13
     
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      "form": "entrepreneies",
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        "singular"
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        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendrai",
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "entreprendreiz",
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        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "entreprendrez",
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        "second-person"
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendroie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "entreprendreie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "entreprendreies",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendriez",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "entreprendroient",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendreient",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
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    },
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      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
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    {
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    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreignent",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣisse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣisses",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "multiword-construction",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "entrepren",
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entreprenons",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprenez",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    }
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          "capture"
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          "take",
          "take"
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          "abduct",
          "abduct"
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        "to undertake (a responsibility, etc.)"
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        {
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        "to protect"
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 9 8 9 24",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 23 10 10 11 23",
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        {
          "_dis": "16 16 15 15 18 20",
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          "name": "Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 40 2 2 2 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Then they took each other by the fingers",
          "text": "Puis s'entreprendent par les dois",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to take (reciprocally)"
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        [
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}

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    "Old French terms derived from Frankish",
    "Old French third group verbs",
    "Old French verbs",
    "Old French verbs ending in -re",
    "Old French verbs with stem alternations",
    "Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite",
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    "Pages with entries"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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      },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "multiword-construction"
      ]
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      "form": "en entreprenant",
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        "gerund"
      ]
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      "form": "gerund of avoir + past participle",
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        "past"
      ]
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entreprent",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entreprenez",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "entreprenoie",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entrepreneie",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entrepreneies",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entreprenoit",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entrepreneit",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entrepreniiens",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "indicative",
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        "second-person"
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "entrepreneient",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprist",
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        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣistes",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprisdrent",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendrai",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendras",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendra",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendrons",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendroiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "entreprendreiz",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendrez",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "entreprendroie",
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        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendreie",
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        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "entreprendroies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendreies",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendroit",
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        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendreit",
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        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendriiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendriens",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendriiez",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendriez",
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        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendroient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprendreient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "conditional tense of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreigne",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreignes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreigne",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreignons",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprenez",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreignent",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣisse",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣisses",
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣist",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣissons",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣissiens",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "entrepreṣissoiz",
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣissez",
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepreṣissent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entrepren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprenons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "entreprenez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "entreprendre",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "entre"
      },
      "name": "fro-conj-prendre"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pastp": "pris",
        "prefix": "entre",
        "pres": "pren",
        "pres1s": "preing,pren",
        "pres2s": "prenz",
        "prets": "pri",
        "prettype": "strong-sd",
        "pretu": "pre",
        "repl": "",
        "sub2": "///preigniens,preignons/preigniez/",
        "subs": "preign"
      },
      "name": "fro-conj-iii"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to capture; to take; to abduct"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capture",
          "capture"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "abduct",
          "abduct"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to undertake (a responsibility, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "undertake",
          "undertake"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to protect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "protect",
          "protect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old French terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Then they took each other by the fingers",
          "text": "Puis s'entreprendent par les dois",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take (reciprocally)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "entreprendre"
}

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