améliorer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ameillorer, from a prefixed version of Late Latin meliōrāre, a verb based on Latin meliārī (“better”). The modern French form was modified under Latin influence, hence the otherwise-unexpected /lj/ (instead of /j/ < /ʎ/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.me.ljɔ.ʁe/
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Verb

améliorer

  1. (transitive) to improve, better, ameliorate

Conjugation

Conjugation of améliorer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple améliorer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple améliorant
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle amélioré
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present améliore
/a.me.ljɔʁ/ 		améliores
/a.me.ljɔʁ/ 		améliore
/a.me.ljɔʁ/ 		améliorons
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁɔ̃/ 		améliorez
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁe/ 		améliorent
/a.me.ljɔʁ/
imperfect améliorais
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁɛ/ 		améliorais
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁɛ/ 		améliorait
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁɛ/ 		améliorions
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ 		amélioriez
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁje/ 		amélioraient
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁɛ/
past historic2 améliorai
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁe/ 		amélioras
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁa/ 		améliora
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁa/ 		améliorâmes
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁam/ 		améliorâtes
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁat/ 		améliorèrent
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁɛʁ/
future améliorerai
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁe/ 		amélioreras
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁa/ 		améliorera
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁa/ 		améliorerons
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		améliorerez
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁe/ 		amélioreront
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional améliorerais
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		améliorerais
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		améliorerait
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		améliorerions
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		amélioreriez
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁə.ʁje/ 		amélioreraient
/a.me.ljɔ.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 améliore
/a.me.ljɔʁ/ 		améliores
/a.me.ljɔʁ/ 		améliore
/a.me.ljɔʁ/ 		améliorions
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ 		amélioriez
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁje/ 		améliorent
/a.me.ljɔʁ/
imperfect2 améliorasse
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁas/ 		améliorasses
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁas/ 		améliorât
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁa/ 		améliorassions
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		améliorassiez
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁa.sje/ 		améliorassent
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — améliore
/a.me.ljɔʁ/ 		— améliorons
/a.me.ljɔ.ʁɔ̃/ 		améliorez
/a.me.ljɔ.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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