condescendre

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French condescendre, from Old French condescendre, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin condescendere, from Latin con- + descendō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

condescendre

  1. (followed by the preposition à) to assent (to); to agree (to); to condescend (to)
    Synonyms: consentir, daigner

Conjugation

Conjugation of condescendre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple condescendre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple condescendant
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle condescendu
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dy/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dy/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present condescends
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃/ 		condescends
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃/ 		condescend
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃/ 		condescendons
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		condescendez
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.de/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.de/ 		condescendent
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃d/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃d/
imperfect condescendais
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dɛ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɛ/ 		condescendais
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dɛ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɛ/ 		condescendait
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dɛ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɛ/ 		condescendions
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.djɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		condescendiez
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dje/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dje/ 		condescendaient
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dɛ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 condescendis
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.di/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.di/ 		condescendis
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.di/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.di/ 		condescendit
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.di/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.di/ 		condescendîmes
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dim/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dim/ 		condescendîtes
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dit/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dit/ 		condescendirent
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.diʁ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.diʁ/
future condescendrai
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁe/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁe/ 		condescendras
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁa/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁa/ 		condescendra
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁa/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁa/ 		condescendrons
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		condescendrez
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁe/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁe/ 		condescendront
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional condescendrais
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		condescendrais
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		condescendrait
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		condescendrions
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		condescendriez
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁi.je/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁi.je/ 		condescendraient
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dʁɛ/
(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 condescende
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃d/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃d/ 		condescendes
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃d/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃d/ 		condescende
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃d/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃d/ 		condescendions
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.djɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		condescendiez
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dje/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dje/ 		condescendent
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃d/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃d/
imperfect2 condescendisse
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dis/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dis/ 		condescendisses
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dis/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dis/ 		condescendît
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.di/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.di/ 		condescendissions
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ 		condescendissiez
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.di.sje/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.di.sje/ 		condescendissent
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dis/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — condescends
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃/ 		— condescendons
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		condescendez
/kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.de/ or /kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.de/ 		—
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).

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French condescendre.

Verb

condescendre

  1. (reflexive) to assent (to); to agree (to)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of condescendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive condescendre avoir condescendu
gerund en condescendant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle condescendant
past participle condescendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present condescent condescenz condescent condescendons condescendez condescendent
imperfect condescendoie, condescendeie condescendoies, condescendeies condescendoit, condescendeit condescendiiens, condescendiens condescendiiez, condescendiez condescendoient, condescendeient
preterite condescendi condescendis condescendié condescendimes condescendistes condescendierent
future condescendrai condescendras condescendra condescendrons condescendroiz, condescendreiz, condescendrez condescendront
conditional condescendroie, condescendreie condescendroies, condescendreies condescendroit, condescendreit condescendriiens, condescendriens condescendriiez, condescendriez condescendroient, condescendreient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present condescende condescendes condescende condescendons condescendez condescendent
imperfect condescendisse condescendisses condescendist condescendissons, condescendissiens condescendissoiz, condescendissez, condescendissiez condescendissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— condescent — condescendons condescendez —

Descendants

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References

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin condescendō, condescendere, from Latin con- + descendō.

Verb

condescendre

  1. to descend; to go down
  2. to assent (to); to agree (to)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of condescendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive condescendre avoir condescendu
gerund en condescendant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle condescendant
past participle condescendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present condescent condescenz condescent condescendons condescendez condescendent
imperfect condescendoie, condescendeie condescendoies, condescendeies condescendoit, condescendeit condescendiiens, condescendiens condescendiiez, condescendiez condescendoient, condescendeient
preterite condescendi condescendis condescendié condescendimes condescendistes condescendierent
future condescendrai condescendras condescendra condescendrons condescendroiz, condescendreiz, condescendrez condescendront
conditional condescendroie, condescendreie condescendroies, condescendreies condescendroit, condescendreit condescendriiens, condescendriens condescendriiez, condescendriez condescendroient, condescendreient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present condescende condescendes condescende condescendons condescendez condescendent
imperfect condescendisse condescendisses condescendist condescendissons, condescendissiens condescendissoiz, condescendissez, condescendissiez condescendissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— condescent — condescendons condescendez —

Descendants

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