débiter

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See also: debiter

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.bi.te/
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Etymology 1

From dé- +‎ bitte +‎ -er.

Verb

débiter

  1. (transitive) to sell continuously
  2. (transitive) to turn out, produce (continuously)
  3. (transitive, of a speech, sermon, etc.) to recite, deliver
  4. (transitive) to reel off, rattle off
  5. (transitive) (singing) to sing quickly and in a lively manner
  6. (transitive, of news, lies, etc.) to spread
  7. (transitive, of a material) to cut, cut out (into a desired shape)
  8. (transitive, of wood) to chop (up), cut up (especially for firewood)
Conjugation
Conjugation of débiter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple débiter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple débitant
/de.bi.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle débité
/de.bi.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present débite
/de.bit/ 		débites
/de.bit/ 		débite
/de.bit/ 		débitons
/de.bi.tɔ̃/ 		débitez
/de.bi.te/ 		débitent
/de.bit/
imperfect débitais
/de.bi.tɛ/ 		débitais
/de.bi.tɛ/ 		débitait
/de.bi.tɛ/ 		débitions
/de.bi.tjɔ̃/ 		débitiez
/de.bi.tje/ 		débitaient
/de.bi.tɛ/
past historic2 débitai
/de.bi.te/ 		débitas
/de.bi.ta/ 		débita
/de.bi.ta/ 		débitâmes
/de.bi.tam/ 		débitâtes
/de.bi.tat/ 		débitèrent
/de.bi.tɛʁ/
future débiterai
/de.bi.tʁe/ 		débiteras
/de.bi.tʁa/ 		débitera
/de.bi.tʁa/ 		débiterons
/de.bi.tʁɔ̃/ 		débiterez
/de.bi.tʁe/ 		débiteront
/de.bi.tʁɔ̃/
conditional débiterais
/de.bi.tʁɛ/ 		débiterais
/de.bi.tʁɛ/ 		débiterait
/de.bi.tʁɛ/ 		débiterions
/de.bi.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		débiteriez
/de.bi.tə.ʁje/ 		débiteraient
/de.bi.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 débite
/de.bit/ 		débites
/de.bit/ 		débite
/de.bit/ 		débitions
/de.bi.tjɔ̃/ 		débitiez
/de.bi.tje/ 		débitent
/de.bit/
imperfect2 débitasse
/de.bi.tas/ 		débitasses
/de.bi.tas/ 		débitât
/de.bi.ta/ 		débitassions
/de.bi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		débitassiez
/de.bi.ta.sje/ 		débitassent
/de.bi.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — débite
/de.bit/ 		— débitons
/de.bi.tɔ̃/ 		débitez
/de.bi.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).

Etymology 2

From débit +‎ -er.

Verb

débiter

  1. (transitive) to debit

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