égarer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esgarer. By surface analysis, é- +‎ garer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ɡa.ʁe/
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Verb

égarer

  1. (transitive) to misplace
    Near-synonym: perdre
    La dernière fois que je l’avais vu, il avait égaré ses clefs.
    Last time I saw him he had misplaced his keys.
  2. (transitive) to mislead, misinform
    Synonym: tromper
  3. (transitive) to lead astray
    Synonym: fourvoyer
  4. (reflexive) to get lost, go astray, to lose one's way; to wander
    Synonyms: se perdre, (informal) se paumer
    Ils se sont égarés dans la forêt.
    They got lost in the forest.

Conjugation

Conjugation of égarer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple égarer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple égarant
/e.ɡa.ʁɑ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle égaré
/e.ɡa.ʁe/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present égare
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/ 		égares
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/ 		égare
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/ 		égarons
/e.ɡa.ʁɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁɔ̃/ 		égarez
/e.ɡa.ʁe/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁe/ 		égarent
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/
imperfect égarais
/e.ɡa.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁɛ/ 		égarais
/e.ɡa.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁɛ/ 		égarait
/e.ɡa.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁɛ/ 		égarions
/e.ɡa.ʁjɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁjɔ̃/ 		égariez
/e.ɡa.ʁje/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁje/ 		égaraient
/e.ɡa.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁɛ/
past historic2 égarai
/e.ɡa.ʁe/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁe/ 		égaras
/e.ɡa.ʁa/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁa/ 		égara
/e.ɡa.ʁa/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁa/ 		égarâmes
/e.ɡa.ʁam/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁam/ 		égarâtes
/e.ɡa.ʁat/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁat/ 		égarèrent
/e.ɡa.ʁɛʁ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁɛʁ/
future égarerai
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁe/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁe/ 		égareras
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁa/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁa/ 		égarera
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁa/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁa/ 		égarerons
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		égarerez
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁe/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁe/ 		égareront
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional égarerais
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		égarerais
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		égarerait
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		égarerions
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		égareriez
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁje/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁje/ 		égareraient
/e.ɡa.ʁə.ʁɛ/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present égare
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/ 		égares
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/ 		égare
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/ 		égarions
/e.ɡa.ʁjɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁjɔ̃/ 		égariez
/e.ɡa.ʁje/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁje/ 		égarent
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/
imperfect2 égarasse
/e.ɡa.ʁas/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁas/ 		égarasses
/e.ɡa.ʁas/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁas/ 		égarât
/e.ɡa.ʁa/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁa/ 		égarassions
/e.ɡa.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		égarassiez
/e.ɡa.ʁa.sje/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁa.sje/ 		égarassent
/e.ɡa.ʁas/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — égare
/e.ɡaʁ/ or /e.ɡɑʁ/ 		— égarons
/e.ɡa.ʁɔ̃/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁɔ̃/ 		égarez
/e.ɡa.ʁe/ or /e.ɡɑ.ʁe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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