pivoter

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English

Etymology

From pivot +‎ -er.

Noun

pivoter (plural pivoters)

  1. One who or that which pivots, especially a muscle.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From pivot +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.vɔ.te/
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Verb

pivoter

  1. (intransitive) to pivot, swivel, revolve
  2. (intransitive) to turn on one's heel

Conjugation

Conjugation of pivoter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple pivoter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple pivotant
/pi.vɔ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle pivoté
/pi.vɔ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present pivote
/pi.vɔt/ 		pivotes
/pi.vɔt/ 		pivote
/pi.vɔt/ 		pivotons
/pi.vɔ.tɔ̃/ 		pivotez
/pi.vɔ.te/ 		pivotent
/pi.vɔt/
imperfect pivotais
/pi.vɔ.tɛ/ 		pivotais
/pi.vɔ.tɛ/ 		pivotait
/pi.vɔ.tɛ/ 		pivotions
/pi.vɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		pivotiez
/pi.vɔ.tje/ 		pivotaient
/pi.vɔ.tɛ/
past historic2 pivotai
/pi.vɔ.te/ 		pivotas
/pi.vɔ.ta/ 		pivota
/pi.vɔ.ta/ 		pivotâmes
/pi.vɔ.tam/ 		pivotâtes
/pi.vɔ.tat/ 		pivotèrent
/pi.vɔ.tɛʁ/
future pivoterai
/pi.vɔ.tʁe/ 		pivoteras
/pi.vɔ.tʁa/ 		pivotera
/pi.vɔ.tʁa/ 		pivoterons
/pi.vɔ.tʁɔ̃/ 		pivoterez
/pi.vɔ.tʁe/ 		pivoteront
/pi.vɔ.tʁɔ̃/
conditional pivoterais
/pi.vɔ.tʁɛ/ 		pivoterais
/pi.vɔ.tʁɛ/ 		pivoterait
/pi.vɔ.tʁɛ/ 		pivoterions
/pi.vɔ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		pivoteriez
/pi.vɔ.tə.ʁje/ 		pivoteraient
/pi.vɔ.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 pivote
/pi.vɔt/ 		pivotes
/pi.vɔt/ 		pivote
/pi.vɔt/ 		pivotions
/pi.vɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		pivotiez
/pi.vɔ.tje/ 		pivotent
/pi.vɔt/
imperfect2 pivotasse
/pi.vɔ.tas/ 		pivotasses
/pi.vɔ.tas/ 		pivotât
/pi.vɔ.ta/ 		pivotassions
/pi.vɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		pivotassiez
/pi.vɔ.ta.sje/ 		pivotassent
/pi.vɔ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — pivote
/pi.vɔt/ 		— pivotons
/pi.vɔ.tɔ̃/ 		pivotez
/pi.vɔ.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).

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