abriter

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French

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, derivative of abri, from Old French abri (“a place where one is sheltered from the elements or harm”), from abrier (“to cover”). Displaced synonymous abrier from Old French, which is uncommon today.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bʁi.te/
  • Audio (s'abriter)(file)

Verb

abriter

  1. (transitive) to shelter, to harbour
    Cette maison est abritée par une montagne. ― This house is sheltered by a mountain.
  2. (transitive) to host (an object, an event, an institution, etc.)
    La ville abrite un des derniers vestiges de la domination grecque. ― The city hosts one of the last vestiges of Greek rule.
    Luanda abrita le Festival international de jazz. ― Luanda hosted the International Jazz Festival.
  3. (reflexive) to take cover; to shelter
    s’abriter derrière un mur ― to take cover behind a wall
    Voici l’orage, abritons-nous. ― Look at the storm, let's take shelter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of abriter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple abriter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple abritant
/a.bʁi.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle abrité
/a.bʁi.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present abrite
/a.bʁit/ 		abrites
/a.bʁit/ 		abrite
/a.bʁit/ 		abritons
/a.bʁi.tɔ̃/ 		abritez
/a.bʁi.te/ 		abritent
/a.bʁit/
imperfect abritais
/a.bʁi.tɛ/ 		abritais
/a.bʁi.tɛ/ 		abritait
/a.bʁi.tɛ/ 		abritions
/a.bʁi.tjɔ̃/ 		abritiez
/a.bʁi.tje/ 		abritaient
/a.bʁi.tɛ/
past historic2 abritai
/a.bʁi.te/ 		abritas
/a.bʁi.ta/ 		abrita
/a.bʁi.ta/ 		abritâmes
/a.bʁi.tam/ 		abritâtes
/a.bʁi.tat/ 		abritèrent
/a.bʁi.tɛʁ/
future abriterai
/a.bʁi.tʁe/ 		abriteras
/a.bʁi.tʁa/ 		abritera
/a.bʁi.tʁa/ 		abriterons
/a.bʁi.tʁɔ̃/ 		abriterez
/a.bʁi.tʁe/ 		abriteront
/a.bʁi.tʁɔ̃/
conditional abriterais
/a.bʁi.tʁɛ/ 		abriterais
/a.bʁi.tʁɛ/ 		abriterait
/a.bʁi.tʁɛ/ 		abriterions
/a.bʁi.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		abriteriez
/a.bʁi.tə.ʁje/ 		abriteraient
/a.bʁi.tʁɛ/
(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 abrite
/a.bʁit/ 		abrites
/a.bʁit/ 		abrite
/a.bʁit/ 		abritions
/a.bʁi.tjɔ̃/ 		abritiez
/a.bʁi.tje/ 		abritent
/a.bʁit/
imperfect2 abritasse
/a.bʁi.tas/ 		abritasses
/a.bʁi.tas/ 		abritât
/a.bʁi.ta/ 		abritassions
/a.bʁi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		abritassiez
/a.bʁi.ta.sje/ 		abritassent
/a.bʁi.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — abrite
/a.bʁit/ 		— abritons
/a.bʁi.tɔ̃/ 		abritez
/a.bʁi.te/ 		—
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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