emprunter

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French emprunter, from Old French emprunter, from Early Medieval Latin imprūntāre, from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre, modified from Early Medieval Latin imprōmūtuāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te/
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Verb

emprunter

  1. to borrow (~ à (from))
    Antonym: prêter
    J’ai emprunté un livre à la bibliothèque.I borrowed a book from the library.
  2. to take, to follow
    emprunter un cheminfollow a path

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Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French emprunter.

Verb

emprunter

  1. to borrow

Conjugation

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

Descendants

  • French: emprunter

Norman

Etymology

From Old French emprunter, from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

emprunter

  1. (Jersey) to borrow

Antonyms

Derived terms

Old French

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin imprūntāre, from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre.

Verb

emprunter

  1. to borrow

Descendants