approximer

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin approximāre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

approximer

  1. to approximate (to carry or advance near; to cause to approach)

Conjugation

Conjugation of approximer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple approximer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple approximant
/a.pʁɔk.si.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle approximé
/a.pʁɔk.si.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present approxime
/a.pʁɔk.sim/ 		approximes
/a.pʁɔk.sim/ 		approxime
/a.pʁɔk.sim/ 		approximons
/a.pʁɔk.si.mɔ̃/ 		approximez
/a.pʁɔk.si.me/ 		approximent
/a.pʁɔk.sim/
imperfect approximais
/a.pʁɔk.si.mɛ/ 		approximais
/a.pʁɔk.si.mɛ/ 		approximait
/a.pʁɔk.si.mɛ/ 		approximions
/a.pʁɔk.si.mjɔ̃/ 		approximiez
/a.pʁɔk.si.mje/ 		approximaient
/a.pʁɔk.si.mɛ/
past historic2 approximai
/a.pʁɔk.si.me/ 		approximas
/a.pʁɔk.si.ma/ 		approxima
/a.pʁɔk.si.ma/ 		approximâmes
/a.pʁɔk.si.mam/ 		approximâtes
/a.pʁɔk.si.mat/ 		approximèrent
/a.pʁɔk.si.mɛʁ/
future approximerai
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁe/ 		approximeras
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁa/ 		approximera
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁa/ 		approximerons
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁɔ̃/ 		approximerez
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁe/ 		approximeront
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁɔ̃/
conditional approximerais
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁɛ/ 		approximerais
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁɛ/ 		approximerait
/a.pʁɔk.sim.ʁɛ/ 		approximerions
/a.pʁɔk.si.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		approximeriez
/a.pʁɔk.si.mə.ʁje/ 		approximeraient
/a.pʁɔk.sim.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 approxime
/a.pʁɔk.sim/ 		approximes
/a.pʁɔk.sim/ 		approxime
/a.pʁɔk.sim/ 		approximions
/a.pʁɔk.si.mjɔ̃/ 		approximiez
/a.pʁɔk.si.mje/ 		approximent
/a.pʁɔk.sim/
imperfect2 approximasse
/a.pʁɔk.si.mas/ 		approximasses
/a.pʁɔk.si.mas/ 		approximât
/a.pʁɔk.si.ma/ 		approximassions
/a.pʁɔk.si.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		approximassiez
/a.pʁɔk.si.ma.sje/ 		approximassent
/a.pʁɔk.si.mas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — approxime
/a.pʁɔk.sim/ 		— approximons
/a.pʁɔk.si.mɔ̃/ 		approximez
/a.pʁɔk.si.me/ 		—
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).

Further reading

Latin

Verb

approximer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of approximō
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