aller

From French allez, from French aller (“go”).

aller

1. (fencing) The command to start; used regardless of language of the participants; in the sequence "en garde, prêt, aller".

   Coordinate terms: en garde, prêt

• Translingual: en garde, prêt, aller
• French: En garde! Prêts? Allez!

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.lər/

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• Hyphenation: al‧ler

aller

1. of all; (archaic) genitive plural of al

   Tot op heden is Van Beethoven nog steeds één van de beroemdste en meest invloedrijke musici aller tijden.

   To this day, Beethoven is still one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time.

• vader (Acadia, Louisiana)

From Middle French aller, from Old French aler, from Early Medieval Latin alāre, of uncertain origin.

• IPA^(key): /a.le/

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• Homophones: allers, allé, allez, allée, allés, allées

aller

1. to go

   Je vais au magasin. ― I'm going to the store.

   On y va. ― Let's go.

2. to attend (school, church regularly)

   aller à l’école ― to attend school

3. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; forms a near-future tense

   Il allait visiter sa famille. ― He was going to visit his family.

   Je vais aller au magasin. ― I will go to the store.

4. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)

   J’espère que tu vas bien. ― I hope you are well.

   Tout ira bien ― All will be well.

5. to go well
6. to suit

   Cette robe te va bien ! ― That dress suits you well!

7. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process)

   aller au four ― to be ovenproof

   aller au micro-ondes ― to be microwave safe

   aller au lave-vaisselle ― to be dishwasher proof

The verb aller has a unique and highly irregular conjugation. The second-person singular imperative va additionally combines with y to form vas-y instead of the expected va-y.

• Haitian Creole: ale

aller m (plural allers)

1. outward trip; journey out; trip away

   aller et retour ― round trip

• aller-retour
• aller simple

• “aller”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalɐ/

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aller

1. inflection of all:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

aller

1. Alternative form of aldre

• aler

From Old French aler.

aller

1. to go

• Like Modern French aller, highly irregular.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

• French: aller, vader (Acadia, Louisiana)
  • Haitian Creole: ale

• allaer (continental Normandy)
• allaïr (Guernsey)

From Old French aler, from Early Medieval Latin alāre, of uncertain origin.

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aller

1. (Jersey) to go

• v'nîn (“to come”)

From Old Norse allra.

aller

1. of all, very

   aller første ― very first

   aller siste ― very last

• aller mest

• “aller” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse allra.

aller

1. of all

• aller mest

• “aller” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

aller

1. Alternative form of aler

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb is highly irregular and it is suppletive. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

aller

1. older

• allar

From Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare Swedish al, Saterland Frisian ällerboom), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle).

• Central Scots
  • (West Central Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlər/
• Southern Scots
  • (Hawick) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːlʌɹ/

aller (plural allers)

1. alder.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɬɛr/

aller

1. Soft mutation of galler.