majorer

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French

Etymology

From Latin majorare (“to augment”), derived from Latin māiōrem.

Pronunciation

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Verb

majorer

  1. (transitive) to increase
    Synonym: augmenter
  2. (transitive) to overestimate, to exaggerate
    Synonym: exagérer

Conjugation

Conjugation of majorer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple majorer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple majorant
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle majoré
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present majore
/ma.ʒɔʁ/ 		majores
/ma.ʒɔʁ/ 		majore
/ma.ʒɔʁ/ 		majorons
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁɔ̃/ 		majorez
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁe/ 		majorent
/ma.ʒɔʁ/
imperfect majorais
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁɛ/ 		majorais
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁɛ/ 		majorait
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁɛ/ 		majorions
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ 		majoriez
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁje/ 		majoraient
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁɛ/
past historic2 majorai
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁe/ 		majoras
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁa/ 		majora
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁa/ 		majorâmes
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁam/ 		majorâtes
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁat/ 		majorèrent
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁɛʁ/
future majorerai
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁe/ 		majoreras
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁa/ 		majorera
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁa/ 		majorerons
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		majorerez
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁe/ 		majoreront
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional majorerais
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		majorerais
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		majorerait
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		majorerions
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		majoreriez
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁə.ʁje/ 		majoreraient
/ma.ʒɔ.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 majore
/ma.ʒɔʁ/ 		majores
/ma.ʒɔʁ/ 		majore
/ma.ʒɔʁ/ 		majorions
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ 		majoriez
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁje/ 		majorent
/ma.ʒɔʁ/
imperfect2 majorasse
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁas/ 		majorasses
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁas/ 		majorât
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁa/ 		majorassions
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		majorassiez
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁa.sje/ 		majorassent
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — majore
/ma.ʒɔʁ/ 		— majorons
/ma.ʒɔ.ʁɔ̃/ 		majorez
/ma.ʒɔ.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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Noun

majorer

  1. indefinite plural of major
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